ANNABELLA’S POV
” You can?” Amanda lifted her face to look at me, her eyes were red and filled with tears.” Let’s hurry and get out of here; the hospital is not far from here. Maybe the doctors can help him, Brooke can’t be infected.” She pleaded, my eyes settling on Brooke’s wolf.
Aside from being ruthless, rogues were feared for their carefree lives. ” Let me,” I stepped forward before going down on my knees. ‘ You just need to concentrate.’ Eve encouraged as I stretched my palm on his injury; I took in a slow breath since this was my first time trying to save someone. I wasn’t sure how, but Eve made sure I believed in my healing powers.
And since she did, I couldn’t doubt it. I recalled healing my mother and unintentionally healing a pregnant woman with complications.
Golden glows suddenly emerged from the tip of my fingers and I stared at the magic so calmly. It was working!
A warm feeling slipped through my chest as I stared at my glowing fingers.
I was indeed a royal wolf with royal abilities, including healing and traveling back in time. My abilities run deeper than I could imagine because, according to Madeline, the reason why I faint a lot was because my powers were still unfolding.
My full powers were yet to show and until then, I wouldn’t have the strength to stand the heat of the magic within me.
I started feeling exhausted, and my breathing turned slower as if my energy was being drained just like it happens whenever I use my powers, but it didn’t last long as I suddenly felt a bit of warm sipping through my chest; my breathing suddenly became stable as I shut my eyes on the spot to welcome the new feeling that was running through me.
I felt like I was floating in the sky…
My wolf pulled forward, and my eyes turned gold as I pushed them open.” Brooke?” Amanda’s voice sliced through the silent space, followed by a loud growl as two rogues appeared before us with a menacing growl leaving their mouths, a drawl falling from their lips, and their smell taking over the air.
Their menacing gaze burns on me.
” Bella, we can’t stay here,” Amanda said in a panicking tone, and I stared down at Brooke, who was lying on the ground, completely healed.
He was still in his wolf form because he was too weak to shift.
” Get Brooke out of here.” I said to her before shifting my gaze from her to the two rogues growling at us.” What about you?” She asked, worried, as she moved her face from me to Hens, who was facing the two wolves with the same managing gaze they were giving us.” Save him.” I met her red tear-filled eyes, and she nodded.” Thank you.” she helped Brooke’s weak wolf up before shifting.
The two rogues let out a loud growl, seeing Brooke and Amanda leave, but they didn’t try to chase after them.
” Be careful of their bits.” Hens warned and I turned to look at him.” Thanks for the reminder.” I told him, my breathing coming out a bit faster. The rogues looked scary, especially with their parted lips growling and their violent gaze, which wasn’t leaving mine.
” I wasn’t a part of your group.” Hens said and I turned my head. ” Why are you here then?” I asked, turning my eyes back on the fierce rogues who were no doubt ready to pounce on us and tear our flesh to shreds.” Fucking Wade asked me to join your group, ” he confessed, and surprisingly, I wasn’t surprised like I should maybe I have grown familiar with him and his dirty silly games
Maybe not…
” Why would he ask you to do that?” I asked and he scoffed. ” As if you don’t know ” I frowned. ” He wants more than to get into your pants.” I didn’t react to his comment and went ahead to tell him what I should have told the whole school on my first day of admission.” I have a mate.”
” He claimed you, ” he spoke again after a few minutes of silence. ” Do you have a plan?” He added and I shook my head.” We fight.” I told him, ready to shift.
” You can’t be serious; there will be more if we manage to take these two down.” he wasn’t wrong but fighting was our only chance of survival.
” We continue to fight.”
” Is that your survival plan?” He sounded as if I wasn’t making sense.” Do you know what happened to the two girls who found themselves in this part of the forest?”
” What do you mean?” It was my first time hearing this take.
” They were raped mercilessly by these assholes.” his gaze stared briefly at them.
” Raped? ” Rogues were known for a whole lot of devious things, and rape was certainly not out.” What happened to them afterward?” I was curious as I noticed them take a step forward.” They died.” He replied just the answer I expected. No one would want to live after going through something this horrible.
Rogues weren’t as merciful as the devil was believed to be.” Are you scared?” He asked, and without waiting, I shifted into my golden wolf; the sudden terror on the rogue’s face didn’t go unnoticed as a gasp left Hen’s mouth.
I let out a warning growl but they only looked at each other before charging toward me.
Eve jumped, launching towards them, and landed on the one at the left; it took her only a few seconds to slice its tin fragile throat.
I turned to look at Hens, who was fighting head-on with the other rogue; the disgusting smell caught my attention, and I immediately realized more were coming.
Rogues weren’t like pack wolves who were bonded by rules and regulations; the only similarity between us was they also moved in groups despite their free-range lifestyle.
A low growl dropped in the air as Hens managed to pull out the heart of the rogue.
‘ We are surrounded.’ Eve said, her eyes scanning the place, her senses placed on alert mode.
A huge black wolf suddenly appeared beside me and it took me more than a second to realize who it was.