How come you are here?

He approaches me threateningly, and I don't know what to do. But when I think he's going to attack, he jumps towards me, knocking me down. Even though I am naked, he still examines me, but I can't smell his scent. Lycans can hide their scent to attack with surprise, which is why he approached so closely without me noticing.

He sniffs me all over, making me nervous because it's very intense when he does. But he lingers there, sniffing and examining me, from the mane to the tail, until Sadiel appears, and I see the Lycan pale. "What kind of warrior is he, not reacting as he should?"

The Lycan looks at Sadiel with disdain and calmly retreats, disappearing into the forest. I cover myself with my clothes while Sadiel turns away for me to dress.

"What was that, what is it? Did you see the size of that Lycan?" Sadiel talks to me as if it's not my private parts he's sniffing.

"I don't know, but it's terrifying, and we need to be careful. It seems that he's not from the usurper's army, or he would have attacked us," I tug at Sadiel, who continues to look in the direction the Lycan went, then follows me.

When we arrive at the camp, I have this strange sense of familiarity with that Lycan. It resembles Apollo, but it's much larger. I should have looked at him more closely, but there's something more horrifying about him, and his energy tells me he isn't easy to handle.

Alenka approaches, and we tell her about what we've seen. I see her growing nervous and frightened.

"I've seen him, and it's not good to approach that Lycan. He seems dangerous, and I believe he has lost his humanity and only the beast rules him. So, stay away from that area, understood?" Alenka looks towards the forest, worried, and I don't know why.

That day, we went to cook with Lau, who is delighted with Theo, and he treats her well. He doesn't care that she's an omega because, in these times, having your mate close is lucky and privileged. Meanwhile, I'm here all alone without my Mate, who knows where he is. But if I find out he's gallivanting around, he'll know who I am.

We worked all day, and I am tired. I don't know why since I don't get tired so quickly, but I'm exhausted.

We make dinner, and I go to my cabin because my eyes are closing, and I fall asleep almost without changing. I barely take off my clothes and put on a long shirt before fainting onto the bed.

I feel like I've slept for a long time, but I hear a noise, and when I open my eyes, I want to scream, but the words won't come out of my mouth.

In the middle of my room, that enormous Lycan I encountered in the morning stands, scrutinizing me. "How is he here?" I don't know what to do and try to communicate with Kiara, but the image of my wolf leaves me more defenseless. Kiara is sleeping comfortably, legs up in the air, while I'm about to be this murderous Lycan's dinner.

He approaches me, but I can't see him clearly. I know it's him from his size and those enormous claws, but all I can do is curl up before he does something to me.

He approaches slowly and sniffs me again, but it's not as intense. He smells my belly with interest, and I don't know what's going on, but I sense his mood shifting to a less threatening one. He nudges me gently with his snout until I unravel myself from my cocoon. Amazingly, I hear him purr, a satisfied growl, and for some reason, it makes me feel very comfortable. Then, he turns around and leaves through the open window, disappearing into the forest, and I have a question mark hanging over my head that could crush me if it falls.

I close the window, frightened, but I have the feeling that this Lycan won't harm me. Although he's very scary, I don't think he'll hurt me, so I go to sleep, worried. Just when I think this scare won't let me sleep, I doze off like a log as soon as I settle in bed.