Lin was taken aback, her pounding as she stared back at Hunter. She could feel the adrenaline running through her veins and her blood was hot.“Are you serious right now? Are you seriously talking to me like that? Hunter, what is wrong with you?” She scoffed, tears begging to be released from her eyes.Hunter continued walking, until he reached where Lin had asked him to take her so they could rest. “I’m sorry, there you go,” he said, gesturing to the shade under the coconut. “You can rest up now.”Lin followed him there, feeling her tiredness in her bones but she was not going to brush this off. “I don’t want to start a fight, stop pushing me,”She warned him.“I don’t want to start a fight, dear. I’m just trying to forget about all this and just let you have your rest,” he replied, his tone a bit mocking.“You’re being petty.”“Being petty? Lin, please drop this.”“Drop what? You started all this, Hunter! The moment you chose to be bitter, that was when you chose to start it all.”H
Lin walked up to the darkness and approached the trees. She was hearing more animal sounds as she got closer, and the sounds were getting even more violent.“Who are you?” She asked, but not in such a loud voice this time.The creature who the eyes belonged to walked out of the darkness and began to inspect the she-wolf.It had not seen a werewolf in a very long time, so it tried it best to remain calm and pushed down its appetite.“You don’t belong here,” it said in a deep raspy voice.The voice of the creature sent chills down Lin’s spine, her heart picking up its pace. She could see it so clearly, also thanks to her low-light vision.“What are you?” “I’m Han, the leader of the monkey people.” The creature was huge, it stood above her even though its back was arched a bit. It was almost like looking at a gorilla except more on the human side.“Han…I’m…I’m Lin Boyce, a she-wolf, she replied, introducing herself. She did not attempt to reach in for a handshake or nothing though.She
The air was only getting colder, causing chills to run down the spine of the she-wolf. Looking at this magnificent creature standing in front of her, she was amazed and equally afraid for her life.Yes, she had seen how much power she had gained from the bronze stone, but as her wolf had told her, she only had control of the things that belonged to the Dark Valley.This was another place, there was no way that she was going to take the risk of trying to attack the monkey guy. The chances of her newly found powers not working was high. “Okay, I understand now.” She flashed the monkey king a smile. “Would you mind taking me to my friend?” Han let out a small growl and sigh before replying, “No problem. But you two have to leave when I take you to him.”Lin was not too sure about that. She nodded even though she knew very well that her and Hunter was there to find the gold stone and were not going to leave until it was found.“Okay, let’s go.” He led the way, walking on all fours like
Lin struggled to get the chains loose. It was one of the strongest ones she had ever come across.“Why won’t it budge?” She mumbled under her breath as she strained to remove the chains but it was impossible.“My head feels funny,” Hunter managed to say. He was feeling heavy headed and like his blood was giving a pressure on his brain.It was a very unpleasant feeling. He was even feeling nauseous too.“Hang tight in there, you will be free soon,” Lin spoke with faith. Her heart was pounding.She was nervous about Han walking back in and seeing that she’s trying to free or release Hunter.She knew that if that happened, she would be dead meat.Also, she was nervous about Hunter’s well being. The guy did not look good at all.His head was red and getting puffy, plus she needed to be fast about getting him loose.The crazy thing was that even though she had a plan of freedom for Hunter, she did not have one that involved escaping.“I got this,” she encouraged herself and focused on shif
The monkey king walked around slowly, keeping his eye on the male werewolf. He did not like him at all, but the she-wolf had the wheels in his mind spinning. There was something about her that kept holding him back from harming her, and he wanted to know why. And no, it was not because she was a female, he did not care about gender. Maybe it was because she was kind to him? Maybe, but that could not be the case either. But he did know, whatever it was, the tattoo on her wrist was part of it. “You…” He pointed at the male werewolf. Even in their wolf forms, he could understand them easily and could take them if he wanted to. They were lightweight. He had taken on greater and bigger opponents before. “As I said, we’re not leaving until we have the golden stone,” Hunter said bravely, growling lowly under his breath. “You are an insult to your species. You make me sick,” Han replied while walking close to the guy. Hunter felt a sudden fear but he held his ground. If he wanted to be
Chains held her legs as Lin hung upside down. Besides the desire to get free before nighttime, she started feeling lightheaded due to how she was hanging. And she believed that she had been that way for a while because she had been unconscious for some time and had just come through. “What do you mean that we’re going to be sacrificed like animals?” Hunter asked. He was not comfortable in the position he was in but he somehow got used to it since he had been captured the first time and it was the same thing. “After Han had knocked you unconscious…” Lin began, and she saw a look of shame on his face when she mentioned what the monkey king had done to the guy. “He wanted to harm me too, but I started to get through to him.”“Get through to him? You’re locked in here with me,” He chuckled the words out. “I know, I know. Will you let me finish?” She frowned a bit. She did not know what her heart saw in the guy; like, why was she still falling for him even though he was very annoying a
The monkey king was very curious about Lin and Hunter’s escape. He oversaw them, and peeled his eyes off them, glancing at where they had been chained, to begin with. He saw the pieces of the broken chains lying on the moldy floor and then he scoffed faintly. “You want to play games with me?” Han asked in a firm tone as he locked eyes with Hunter. He did not like the guy one bit. He would have killed him long since if not for his intrigue for Lin. He knew that if he killed Hunter, whatever he needed to know about Lin, he would never find out. So he begged the beast in his soul to be patient. “No,” Lin said as she stepped forward. We’re not playing games. This is about our lives, it involves whether we die or live, why would we play games then?”Hunter was impressed once again by the she-wolf. He may have thought that she was just going to stay silent but she was actually helping. He could tell by the look on the monkey king’s face that he was interested in what they had to say. T
Hunter stared at Lin, trying to take what she had just said. “Oh my gosh, Lin, you just told the Monkey King where the gold stone is,” He said in a breathy and frustrated tone as he ran his hand through his hair. He was tempted to yell at her, call her stupid, or even leave her standing there so he could rush towards the island's heart for the stone. But he didn’t. He just stood there. Doing any of those things was just going to make him like his father, and that was something that he did not want to be. He’d rather die than ever be like that monster!“I did what we had to, Hunter. We made a deal with the monkey king, going back on it did not seem like the smartest thing to do. Especially considering that we are being tested in so many ways here,” Lin explained. Hunter nodded, kind of getting the she-wolf’s point. “Okay, okay, you’re right. But you did not explain everything, right?” He remembered he had stopped her from saying anything else when they were still with Han. She shoo