Chapter 14
When I heard the eight girl being marked I stopped and leaned against a tree. My feet were covered in wounds, big sores opened up on my soles and when I looked over my shoulder I could see the trace of blood that I had left behind.
The pain when I picked out the sticks and rocks and the thorns from the goddamn vines was excruciating.
Trixy was tired and hungry and I was down on my last ounces on internal energy supplies.
I was preying that they all stayed busy with the other girls and left me be.
The last hour counted down and it was the only thing I needed to get through this.
I couldn’t hear them so that was a good sign. As long as no grunting big shadow showed up, I would make it to the end of the Hunt.
Oh to be so lucky.
My head rested against soft pile of leaves on the tree behind me and I laughed through the pain.
My legs felt like jello and my stomach was louder than any Alpha could ever be, it wanted food- I needed food.
There had to be something around here that was eatable. The bushes were filled with wild flowers, pretty petals and gutting thorns but nothing I could eat. I brushed my fingers through the thick branches and shook my head at the realization- the berries were all closer to the house where it allowed for more sunlight.
I looked back when I heard another girl scream and now was when my nerves started acting up. Up until right this moment I had been on autopilot, running for miles on end with no pause to stay ahead and stay away.
This was it, the last moments and my whole body was reacting to the final hour.
I looked toward the creek and decided to keep running the little time that I had left, better to be safe than sorry.
The leaves were slippery beneath my bleeding feet and just as I reached the edge of the creek and was about to jump, my feet slid back and I fell head first down the edge.
My face was the first to bite it and my jaw hit ground with a thud slamming my teeth shut on my lip. I tried to make as little sound as possible but the grunts from having my head slammed against the ground were quite involuntary and I tasted the blood that filled my mouth.
When I finally came to a stop at the bottom of the creek I spit out the leaves that were stuck to my face using my blood as their glue. My arm was stuck under my body and the only thing left was for a tree to fall over me and end this once and for all. A choked whimper left my lips when I gave up and let my body sink down to the ground.
“Ten points for execution.” Said a dark, detecting voice behind me.
I scrambled myself up on all fours and fumbled like a deer on ice to stand.
I turned around and tried to see him but the light wouldn’t reach down to expose his face, and whoever he was he decided to stay hidden.
“Who is there?” I asked. It pained me to hear the fear in my voice and I could still taste the dirt from the leaves and the grass when I spoke. My whole body was covered in damp residue and the pain in my feet disappeared when fear took its place- and moved up to consume my thoughts.
“Turn around.” He ordered.
did, I spun around to see him but there was no one there. The voice sounded like it came from every corner of the creek. It was all around me.
A gust of wind blew against my back and I turned on my feet,
“Show yourself!”
Ask and you shall receive.
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Chapter 14
I fell back, slammed into the side of the stone being us and my arms were pinned to my sides.
His yellow eyes glowed beautifully, and his lips pulled up in a cocky grin.
1 normally slapped those grins away easily, but I had never experienced it with an Alpha and I was to preoccupied with the relief that washed over me.
“Emanuel,” i breathed.
My arms were pressed against the sharp surface and he slowly raised them over my head and rearranged his grip to hold my wrist with one hand.
The other one graced down my neck and I cocked my head. If I had to be marked I was glad it was he who did it.
“This will hurt.” He warned with a giddy look that devoured my eyes.
The Alpha’s Hunt
