ESTELLE
“Where did you see it, Dad? Did she attack you as well?” I asked, feeling my body temperature rising.
Now I can prove to Argon that I wasn’t lying that day. There’s indeed a wolf with green eyes.
Expecting something helpful from my father, this old man came out laughing!
I was confused and also offended by his sudden outburst.
“Green eyes? Is this some kind of prank? ” He asked, still cackling and holding his stomach.
I don’t believe this man. I thought he had seen the wolf before.
“Estelle, you got me. Nice way to prank your old man at his age,” He chuckled, patting my head.
But my frustration got the best of me.
“Dad, I’m serious!” With annoyance, I yanked his hand off my head, pointing at the areas the wolf had stepped.
“There’s a green eyed wolf in the mansion! I swear to the goddess! She was here! Try sniffing again.” I kept pointing at the spots.
Father didn’t want to take me seriously. Still, he did as I wanted and took a sniff. And just like the first result, he didn’t pick any other scent except for mine.
“Estelle, stop this joke now. There’s no such thing as a green eyed wolf, okay? ” He assured me, placing his hands on my shoulders.
“You must be tired. Just get into bed and sleep. By morning, you’d have forgotten about this green eyed black wolf,” He said, chortling again.
Despite his comfort, I wasn’t calm. He also thinks I’m joking.
Father noticed this and decided to send in maids that’d keep watch over me, throughout the night.
I felt that’d better and accepted his plan.
“Now, smile for your Daddy. Come on, smile, ” He persuaded.
Unable to stay upset with him, I ended up grinning at him.
“That’s my girl. Now, have a good night rest. Don’t stress yourself too much, ” He said, helping me into bed before stepping out of the room.
Some minutes later, I was surrounded by eight maids, who stood beside my bed to watch me sleep.
Though it was creepy seeing their ugly faces, I still had to bear this for only tonight, hoping to never see that wolf again.
“But… Does this mean I’m losing it? No, I can’t be. I know what I saw,” I pondered, recalling the past incidents at Argon’s home.
Just like Dad, Argon and Jerome also said such wolf doesn’t exist. The guards had checked around and returned with nothing.
So, why am I the only one seeing this creature?
This was beginning to scare me.
“I better tell Argon about this. We need to find a way to this problem,” I planned, reaching for my phone.
Before I could take hold of it, I stopped.
“No, he won’t answer my calls. Even if I text him about this matter, he’d think I want to trouble him. No, I won’t text or call, ” I decided.
Already tired, I carefully laid into bed and soon fell asleep.
.
In the next three nights, I was feeling okay. I didn’t see the wolf in the previous nights, leaving me with the conclusion that I was over thinking again.
“Seems I’ll have to visit a doctor for help. What if I end up seeing the beast in an open place and panic out to an unreal creature? They’d think I’m crazy. I can’t allow people to think a whole model and daughter of a well known Alpha is mentally unstable. I’m not.”
To save myself from any humiliation, I planned to visit a doctor tomorrow morning.
“Then maybe I’d head down to Argon’s office to see him. It’s been three days now and we haven’t seen or spoken to each other. I have to see my sweetheart again. I miss him so much, ” I sighed, wrapping my arms around my chest while strolling through the mansion.
“Should I tell Daddy about it? Nah, I don’t want him to get worried. Maybe…”
WHAM! A strong force slammed my head from behind, down to the ground with speed. My forehead banged on the tiled ground, sending a shocking wave around my body.
The sudden attack caused an adrenaline, which sent me rising to my feet with speed, to find my nightmare before me.
It was back! The black wolf!
And it was bigger and scarier than last time. It now stood on its two legs, looking so terrifying.
I could no longer tell if I was looking at a wolf or an abomination. I was just frozen to the core!
I stared with a racing heart, saying repeatedly, “You’re not real! You’re not real!! You’re just my imagination!”
I sang it like a rhyme, shaking in my stand.
This beast stared at me with those scary eyes, silently.
I kept singing those words when I felt something sliding down from my forehead to my face.
The smell triggered my fear in an instant.
“Mmm. Is that blood I smell?” The beast finally uttered, grinning at me with delight.
My forehead was bleeding from the strong impact to the ground. I could also smell my own blood as it flowed down to my face.
Slowly, I swiped my hand across the trail, looking at my fingers to see my own blood.
I’m… I’m bleeding.
The sight of my blood brought dread to me. I lifted my eyes at this wolf and saw how it got nearer and nearer.
All my peace vanished and was replaced by terror. Out of fear, I screamed and ran for my life, hearing this beast chasing after me with hunger.
“Don’t be scared of me, Estelle. I only want to taste your blood and see if your meat would serve me well, ” She laughed from behind, adding to my fear.
I was so scared that I could no longer think straight anymore. All I could do was cry and run to wherever my legs take me.
And because of this, I ended up running to the roof terrace.
When I saw this, the only idea that came to mind was to jump.
“I’d jump and escape this beast before it can catch me, ” I planned, hurrying into the patio.
Before I could make my move, my neck was grabbed from behind.
“NO!” I cried, watching myself fall to the ground and lifted into the air by this beast.
My eyes widened in horror on seeing it’s form.
It tightened it’s grip around my neck, with it’s eyes shimmering at me, and it’s face covered with a devious smile.
This can’t be my imagination. This is impossible!
Suddenly, it pulled out something from it’s fur and bathed me with it.
This smelt like…
“Wolfsbane?” I identified the dangerous liquid that can kill a wolf! I’m being soaked in it!
As I struggled to set myself free, I heard from the wolf, “Make sure you splat when you land.”
And just like that, with force, I was thrown off the roof!
I screamed, unable to make any move due to the sudden effect of the poison. I could see my whole life flashing before my very eyes when…
“ESTELLE!!” Father yelled, quickly grabbing me into his arms. He tumbled on the floor, holding me closely.
When we came to a stop, father looked at me with fear and screamed out to the servants, “Get the car ready! Fast!!”
My whole body was heating up because of the poison. I couldn’t move but stare at the sky, asking the goddess within my heart, “Am I going to die?”
“HURRY UP, DAMMIT!” Father screamed.
He soon grabbed me into his arms and begged me to stay awake.
“Stay with Daddy, Estelle. Stay with me, ” He said, running fast.
The last thing I remembered was being rushed into the car before passing out.