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HAILEY POV

I ran as fast as my legs could carry me, into the woods. Matilda's conversation on the phone call kept resonating in my head and anytime I remembered, my legs moved faster than I could control it.

"She mustn't get away!" I looked back, hearing the guards shout to the others as they kept on chasing after me. Couldn't they just behave like gentlemen and let a poor woman go? Of course not! They were following orders from Maltilda.

Protecting my child was my main priority right now, the only thought in my mind as I continued running without stopping. I wondered where I got the strength from because I hardly ate and lost a lot of weight.

My legs forced my body to stop as an abrupt halt happened in a single second. I panicked, seeing two wolves standing tall in front of me. These wolves were doing one particular same thing that I wondered why - they were sniffing the air.

My brain clicked in remembrance. I had completely forgot. Once I was out of the Mountain pack, I had become