Chapter 4 New Beginnings

Fiona

I carried myself haggardly through the rough patches of the forest. I didn't even look down to see the kind of creatures I might have stepped on.

I had a strong affection for tiny animals and insects and whenever I picked their scent I never let them die or trampled upon.

But then, here I was stepping on them like it was none of my business. I was heartless and rude to them. It sent cold shivers running down my spine.

Now, I believe that some situations can really make one get lost in the labyrinth of their thoughts leaving the planet where they belong to another where they couldn't place their feet on the bare floor.

My head ached badly due to hours I had spent screaming, yelling and wailing. I almost lost my voice. I was certain that if I opened my mouth to utter a word, no one would hear me.my throat was dry and my forehead aches badly.

I brushed my hands through the leaves on the road, not scared of the thickness of the trees that spread their many branches across the paths that prolly led to another pack.

I had never treaded upon this path and I didn't get to enjoy the scenery because I wasn't in my right frame of mind. If I was, I was certain that nothing would stop me from immersing myself in the coolness of the breeze and screeching sounds of forest insects.

"Lyanna, how could you let this happen to me?" I began to cry out again.

My chest felt like a burning coal was placed on it. I needed someone to hold my hand and console me. There was no one to even hear my voice.

I wondered if Lyanna heard me. The dead were supposed to know everything that occurs on the planet they had left, right? Or so I thought.

"I don't want to be humiliated like this. It's too much for me to bear. Elian is not supposed to be my mate but the moon goddess sees it fit and he rejected me at once. I don't deserve this torture, Lyanna", I cried out.

"I didn't kill you. It wasn't my fault", I blurted. I sobbed so badly that my nose ached. My eyes were filled with tears at every second and I could only let them flow freely.

I didn't have another choice, did I? My mother had told me when I was four that when I couldn't control some situations, I should let my emotions flow.

But then, why would my mother be a perpetrator of the torture? Didn't she trust me enough?" I screamed.

As soon as I went silent, my voice echoed through the forest. Will this summon Lyanna's spirit? Will I finally get to see her speak to me? I need to talk to my sister.

She was the only one who would understand me right now.

My steps slowed down. My pace had decreased at a rapid speed. My legs felt weak and I knew deep down in my heart even though I still forced them to carry on that I wouldn't last for long.

I had walked a long distance and I had no idea where I had found myself.

Images of my mother, father and Elian accusing me of something I didn't do popped up in my head. Their voices echoed in my head with no remorse to the groaning pain that emanated from my head.

I drew in a long breath while holding my head and pressing hard to subside the echoing voices.

"You killed Lyanna. Why did you kill my daughter?"

"Fiona, you are heartless. How could you take away my mate even before we have a baby?"

"You are inconsiderate and an ingrate. I can't believe you harboured so much hatred in your heart just to end her life as soon as you got the chance".

"Kill her as well. Make her pay. She is a murderer. Don't let her go free. She must face the consequences of her ill actions".

Over and over again, their voices echoed in my head. I tried hard to stop them but my efforts were futile. Suddenly, I tripped on a root and fell.

"Ouch!" I groaned. My leg hurt badly and I managed to stretch it as I held onto it. The pain was excruciating. I was gasping for breath from the pain.

Fortunately, there was no blood at the spot where my toe hit the root. "Why will all of these happen to me?" It hurt me deeply. My chest was boiling with excruciating pain.

I couldn't control the pain from my chest and now another one has been added to it. I looked up to the sky in a bid to summon the moon goddess to salvage my situation.

I desperately needed aid. I wouldn't stay in the forest all day, would I? As I made to stand on my feet, a nervous shock overwhelmed my bones making me fall back and hit my head on the tree trunk. The last thing I recalled was holding my forehead until I passed out.

When I opened my eyes, I saw myself in a small room without a window and a small door that I figured out I wouldn't be able to pass through if I wanted to go out. I held my leg as the pain oozed from it. My eyes opened clearer to the reality before me. I tried to stand but my feet wouldn't let me.

So, I retreated.

There was a small chair beside me and when I tried to raise my hands, I discovered that they had been tied.

"Damn it!" I yelled. Where the hell was i? Have I finally gone to meet Lyanna? But then, it dawned on me that Lyanna wouldn't be in this small room that was stenches with the odour of alcohol. My throat itched to vomit as I hated the smell of it.

"Is anyone there? Please, take me out!" I screamed and my voice echoed in the room.

Suddenly, the bricks from the small door began to be taken away and my eyes widened. I thought they would fall on me. I turned my face away at once.

"Shut the hell up, young lady", I heard a hoarse voice say to me. I managed to turn around slowly to face who spilled the words. My eyes fell on a hefty man with broad shoulders.

His chest breathed heavily, making me swallow hard the saliva that gathered in my mouth.

Then, he stepped aside and two werewolves untied me and pulled me out of the room. I couldn't protest as their eyes were fierce and red. They threw me on the floor in front of another hefty wolf who sat in a chair that looked like a throne. He wasn't an Alpha, was he?

I gave a quick searching look and he held onto my gaze. I looked around and realised I was surrounded by feisty werewolves.

"Rogues!" my heart screamed.

It was definitely a hideout.

My heart began to race faster as my eyes danced from one werewolf to the other.

Is this the end for me?