Chapter 2 The forest encounter

Pov Eliana

I hear the horse weighs and it's steps, I sense nothing on the four men, my legs and hands both tight, my face covered with a bag,now I only depend on my curse to sense the emotions, i forgot all about the pains, my stomach cries more than my heart,

I didn't know how to feel, I wasn't sad, but happy maybe I will meet Grandma soon, I smiled as I thought of her, as the carriage moved I felt an iron, I moved to feel it with my leg and noticed it was my grandma music box, I struggled to hold it, force myself to turn and grab it, making a loud noise as I balanced myself to the music box, the horse stopped, I froze, maybe I cause too much noise, I swallowed dry.

One of the men approached to where I was in the carriage.

“What should we do to her " a man with no sense of emotions I felt him.

“What did the king say? " Another man with anger emotion say “give her to the beast in the forbidden forest" he says with harsh tone.

“Yes remember we were paid handsomely for her " another man say.

“We shouldn't be having this conversation, let's get through it and take her deep so no one would see her remains" the fourth man says.

They agreed, and began to ride. I folded myself together and hid the music box inside my ripped gown, I was waiting for it to happen. Finally I can meet Grandma. I sigh and let the tears flow down as I think of her.

I sense the whole place, so different, so peaceful, so home, it was cold, I could feel it on my skin, my bruise itches me as the cold breeze enters it, I can sense the fresh grass and the trees, the scent so sweet I also smiled, the horse stop, Fear I sensed it, the fear and tension in the area,my face still covered with a bag.

Nothing was moving not the men not the horse, but the sense of fear and what it brought out of the forest made me shiver

" I can't die “ one of the men said " black viper I can't die “

" shut up, why would you expose me, the girl is still there, she heard you call my name”

" what's the point we should get the hell out of here, she's good as dead "

Another man said, fear consumes him.

“ Bring her out " black viper command, I recognize his voice

Two men took me out and left me, I plead

“ Please untie me " I cried

“So you can run and make us look like a fool to the king, do you know what he would do to us if he finds out you're alive" a man yelled while kicking me.

I fell hard on my back “ please untie me, I promise not to follow you, for I am weak to run I just want to die free, please "

“ Lets go, something is coming" black viper whisper

“ Should I untie her " the man next to me said with same whispering voice, I sensed the fear and sadness as it flows through him

“ No, don't be foolish she would run ,let's go “

And a loud howl came and I sense the tension from the direction, two men run with foot and viper climbed a horse and vanished, but one man didn't run, I didn't know what he was looking at, but feared made me weak, I was scared this time, not because of being alone, but scared of dying.

I stayed on the floor my head bow down, fear couldn't let me think, cry, or talk

I felt a hand on my shoulder

" It's coming” , the fourth man say behind me,as he cuts me loose, “run but don't follow me " be begged as he turn around to run

“Wait, don't follow that way, follow this way " I pointed, “it's coming from that side " . My face was still covered, couldn't see his reaction but he didn't hesitate to follow my direction.

He ran like a rat, I knee down, was scared to move or remove the bag on my face, I sensed the beast coming close,his sense was strong and dangerous,

I just watched it every movement, with the bag on my face, I couldn't even scream or run, the forest smells nice and different like it was home, I sat to embrace the last moment of this place,

I opened my arms and took a deep breath as I heard a voice “run" it was so faint but it sounds familiar, I dropped my hands and listen to the sound again “run" this time it was clear and I removed my bag and run deep into the forest, the faster I run the deeper the forest get cold and dark, but my curse let me sense things and the monster coming to me.

I ran till I couldn't breathe, my music box fell and I turned to pick it up but the monster was close already. I paused, it was dark. I couldn't see it but I sensed the tension in the air, I followed my senses as I watched it from the dark walking around me…..

I move backward and stumble on a stick I picked it up, it was so dark I couldn't see I only focused on my cursed sense to help me navigate the movement of the monster, and it noticed that I sensed it, it stopped and walked to me directly, I was now scared and felt the confusion and terror coming from it.

“Stay back stop, stop walking" I yelled with my last strength it walk to me and I move backwards slowly and slowly,I whimper as the hungry monster walked to me, I fell so hard on the floor, from the stone I stepped on while walking backwards,

My body, I couldn't feel it, all the pain came to me, my head was shaking, my body was failing me, and now my death has come.

I became dizzy, my eyes began to close, I lay on the floor like a dead soul, and I look at the monster as It walked to me, the moonlight shining in the forest behind the trees, with my eyes closing slowly I watched it walk to me, at least to see the monster that will send me to my grandma, it groan low, it claws sharp covered with blood and his fur was as white as snow, it eyes blue and hungry, it was a werewolf.

My eyes closed as it reaches me, I smiled and faint...