Chapter 41 – Horror Novel We ran for what seemed like hours, always on the road and never in the woods. When the sun finally dipped down into late afternoon, my entire body ached and sweat poured down my limbs from the sun beating down on us. My hands were shaking with the effort of gripping onto Simon’s mane, and my head was still spinning from the accident.As Simon came to a slow trot, and then a stop, I took a second to look around us. The road stretched out for miles, barren and empty as it had been since we had left the shadows, and Moira behind us. The forest continued to stretch itself out on either side of the roadway, but now it seemed less ominous, and more of an invitation to come and sit under its shaded trees. Simon had taken every twist and turn he could find, leaving us not only in the middle of nowhere, but also far from the path that we were supposed be following before.I slid from his back, slowly lowering myself to

Chapter 43 – The Farmer Every crunch and crack through the woods had me on edge as I travelled alone down the road. It had been hours, or had at least felt like hours, since Simon had left me with some vague instructions and a pat on the head. What I wouldn’t give right now to be able to sprout wings and take off in whatever direction I chose. Instead, I’m stuck walking down an empty road, in a heat so thick that every part of my body had a thick sheen of sweat covering it. I’m sure that if I could catch a glimpse of myself in a mirror, my hair would be sticking out in every direction, the curls springing around my head from the heat as they attempted to escape their prison that was the ponytail. Not that I had anyone to impress anyway.I knew I was getting close to the little town Simon had told me about when the forest began to give way to large open fields, and large cattle roamed around wooden fences. Small houses began to appe

Chapter 45 – Drip   Drip. Drip. Drip. The sound of water hitting stone echoed through my ears, and I struggled to lift my heavy eyelids. It felt as though someone had placed hundred-pound padlocks on them, locking them closed. Drip. Drip. Drip. Moisture misted my face, and I could feel the soft droplets as they travelled down my forehead. My mind was fuzzy, swirls of colors dancing through my head as I attempted to organize them into neat piles that made some semblance of sense. Drip. Drip. Drip. I could feel something scratchy brushed up against my cheek, like I was laying on an old burlap sack. Funny, as I felt like as though I was a sack of potatoes laying in a cold cellar. A loud bang boomed around me, and my eyes fluttered, still unable to open, but more movement than I was able to pull from them. I couldn’t place what the loud sound was, but my head was spinning, and I was sure I could slip right back into un

Chapter 47The only bonus of being kidnapped by a creepy psycho farmer and his evil spawn, is that we were only minutes from the border of the Gold Moon packs land. So, when an opening appeared in the dense clearing of woods we had been driving past, it had only felt like second before that Simon and Keagan had saved me from the little farm house. Simon pulled tight under one of the many low hanging trees, nuzzling the truck into the soft grass at the base of its large knotty trunk. He turned the key, and the rumbling of the engine died in the air, leaving only soft sounds of the creatures chittering in the dark forest that was laid out in front of us.“How did they know who I was?” I questioned to no one, thinking aloud to myself. It had been a burning itch in my mind since we peeled away from the farm, and the thought that even so far away I could be found; had me squirming in the soft leather of my seat.“Probably this.” Simon shrugged at me, and reached into the visor above his he

Chapter 49 – Meet the AlphaWe were surrounded before Keagan’s words had sunk in. Six wolves of varying colors, each one larger than the next one, had moved in to block any chance of escaping.“Thanks for the heads-up” Simon said under his breath. He had pushed me behind him in an effort to place himself between me and the wolves, but failing as two wolves moved in behind me.“I tried, but I was racing wolves who have been allowed to run much longer than I have.” Keagan snapped back at Simon, the irritation in his voice obvious at he back into the two of us to tighten our small circle.“Now is not the time you two.” I growled at both of them. The wolves were tightening their circle, teeth snapping and hair raised as they moved on silent paws towards us.A gray wolf with blue eyes moved in almost close enough to touch my arm, its hot breath fanning across my skin, and causing goosebumps to rise on the base flesh. I flinched back away from it, nerves fluttering through my belly, and my