FVN Chapter 39: UNDER THE MOONLIGHT
Chapter 39: UNDER THE MOONLIGHT
Chapter 39: UNDER THE MOONLIGHT
Zuri didn't know what she expected to see here, but then her eyes fell on the man, who was hanging from a tree with a piece of wood as his foothold. She immediately understood this was a scene that she shouldn't have seen.
She was still in her beast form. At first, they didn't realize that Zuri was there, because her beast was black. It helped her merge with the darkness so well. But the moment they realized their alpha's attention was distracted and they followed his line of sight, the six of them shifted into their beasts immediately.
Out of instinct, the black beast dashed away from there, she ran as fast as her paws could take her. All of her senses told her that she was in great danger. And if she didn't manage to get away from this situation, she was going to die.
This was a different feeling from when Zuri tempted death by provoking her father. If her father wanted to kill her, he would make it quick, because he would be too angry to drag out the torture, but it was different with these shifters. She didn't know what they were going to do to her.
The woods were so dark as the moonlight couldn't penetrate the thick foliage, while the ground was cold and slippery.
Zuri kept running, but she could still feel them. They were so close!
And one of them jumped on her back, slammed her to the ground and bit her hindleg. The scorching pain shot through her body forced her to shift back into her human form. Her dress was completely dirty now.
"What do you want?!" Zuri roared at them. "I will not say anything, so just let me go!"
She stood up and attempted to leave, even though she knew she couldn't go anywhere without their permission.
One of the beasts leaped in front of her. She couldn't see clearly and wasn't sure about its fur color, but as a warrior, she knew that this beast was obviously bigger and fiercer than hers.
The beast then shifted back into his human form and Zuri recognized him. He was Gayle. She met him a few times when she visited Lumicen city with Khaos. He was also the one who brought the white wolf cub to the Blackthorne pack house for her.
"What do you want?! I will not say anything, now step back!"
"Please, come with me, Luna Zuri."@@@@
"No. I will go back to the palace and I will not tell a single soul about what I just saw. Now, move!" Zuri took a step aside, but Gayle blocked her again. "What is it? Do you want to drag me back and kill me because I have seen something that I shouldn't have?"
to hear his voice.
Once again, Zuri looked at the man, but this time, the wind scattered the dark clouds, allowing the moonlight to finally illuminate her surroundings and she almost took a step back
in realization.
Zuri recognized the man.
"Elder Erik?" Zuri furrowed her brows. The elder must have recognized her from the beginning, that was why he had been making noises. He was asking for her help.
She knew Elder Erik managed Aryandel city in the River Creek pack's territory. She met with him on a few occasions.
Khaos tilted his head. His eyes were observant. "You are going to witness a murder, what are you going to do about that?"
"Are you going to kill him?" Zuri shifted her attention back to Khaos. She was not even
surprised when he admitted it easily.
"Yes," he replied without hesitation.
"So, you are going to kill me because I will become a witness to his murder?"
Khaos didn't answer that question and Caiden didn't say anything.
At this point, there was no way out for Zuri, except one... she went to kick the piece of wood,
which caused Elder Erik to lose his only 'lifeline'.
"Now, you are the witness," she said, facing Khaos.
"Shit!" Caiden muttered under his breath.