Chapter 2 - A New Adventure

Fear was written all over their faces as they looked between her and their unconscious leader on the ground behind her. She ran her hand across her lips, getting away the blood that had gotten out from the wound on her lip. There was a deadly silence for several moment, where they just looked at each other. None of them were to Celia’s liking, but when did she start beginning to think of the opposite sex and think about how they look?

“Let’s go boys, we can’t let a female make us scared, she’s only a child,” Axel, the second in command in the group said and stepped forward.

“Wouldn’t do that if I were you,” a voice said from behind them all.

Celia was the first one to turn around and look between the trees, trying to make up the person. She had heard that exact voice somewhere before, but where had she heard it? The wind blew through the trees, making the leaves singing as they followed the wind’s rhythm. It caught the wolf’s attention, making her look up at the night sky and followed the rhythm of the wind.

“Run now, or I will make sure you won’t see the daylight ever again.”

The sound of feet running on branches and dry grass filled her ears. She looked towards the source of the voice and frowned when she saw it was the one from earlier that day. He only winked at her when he saw who it was before putting his hands on his hips, just like a girl would do if she was upset.

“You’re such a handful, you know that, princess?” he asked, shaking his head.

“Excuse me?” she asked, shocked by the nickname he had just given her.

It seemed like he was confused to what she was referring to, but soon enough caught on before he shrugged his shoulders and knelt down to the unconscious James. He patted the male a few times, waking him up from his slumber. Celia didn’t even move an inch closer to them as she watched James wake up and almost punch the stranger but backed away when he saw his face.

“Go on now, be on your way mister,” the stranger said and got back up on his feet, turning to her.

She tilted her head slightly before turning back around, leaving the male behind, but to no help. Celia had figured that he would be following her, no matter what she was going to say. Then, she had to just hurry back to the house and get inside so he would leave her alone. As they walked down the street, she heard him starting to sing lowly, he didn’t seem like a real guard, but he was wearing their uniform. She shook that thought out of her head as she walked up to the front door, opening it slightly.

“No thank you or anything like that?” he asked, stopping her from entering the house.

“In my opinion, they should be the ones to say thank you, I didn’t need help, they did, and you helped them. No reason why, but I guess it’s just how you are,” Celia replied, referring to the group of men who had taken her necklace.

“Why is that necklace even that important to beat up guys to get it back? You could have been hurt,” he argued, his eyes never leaving her.

Celia didn’t answer, she couldn’t. If he knew her secret, what would become of her? Would he tell the royal family that they had a pureblood werewolf in their town? Would he understand if she told him about her parents? All of those and similar thoughts ran through the girl’s hair as she watched him just stand there, his hair swaying softly in the breeze and his eyes watching her, like she was something worth looking at.

“None of your damn business,” she replied and went into the house, slamming the door close in his face.

There was no one waiting up for her, she figured out that much by the way everything was almost completely dark. Celia ran a hand through her hair as she went to the kitchen, taking hold of the cold food that had been prepared for her. She took out the necklace from her pocket and put it next to her bowl, checking it out. The dark stone reminded her of her parent’s eyes, which she had not gotten when she was born. A low, fading sound made a chill go down the girl’s back. She gently put down the spoon as she grabbed the necklace, putting it around her neck.

“I know you’re there,” she said out in the dark, folding her hands on the table.

“And how do you know?” he asked, his fingers appearing around her neck and a small smirk upon his lips. “But it’s just anything to sneak up on the werewolf princess.”

Celia tilted her head slightly and sat quite much still, not really wanting to do anything she would regret later on. She shrugged her shoulders as her eyes were fixated on the painting on the wall.

“We need your help, princess. A great danger is coming, and you still have a long way to go if you want to take revenge on your parents for that night,” his breath was tickling her ear, but she still didn’t make any sudden moves.

Light flew over the air as the police chief walked over the floor and sat down next to her. The male had disappeared in thin air, just like a cloud of smoke. She continued eating as she looked up from her plate.

“Do I even want to know?” he asked, filling a cup of water.

Celia shook her head and looked back at her plate, not wanting to be interrogated by him, she knew he would see right through her. When a hand appeared on her shoulder, she had to look up and saw him standing next to her, with a bag in his hands.

“What’s this?” she asked, taking hold of the bag.

“I know your destiny, Celia. You have to follow it and not get trapped in one place for the rest of your life. You’re the werewolf princess, it’s not just a title my dear, it’s a responsibility. We’ve lately been getting message from the undercover knights across the sea that more and more people are getting slaughtered because they’re not normal.”

She looked up at him and frowned slightly, trying to connect every little piece and understand what he was telling her. Did he just tell her to leave everything that felt safe and comfortable, just to follow a destiny that was still unknown for her? Celia stood up from her chair and looked at him, her eyes hurting and getting cloudy. Not even a moment passed before she felt his arms around her body and the familiar scent of his skin, she would miss this if she decided to leave for a whole new place.

“There is someone who needs you more than we do, someone is out there needing their future queen,” he said, brushing his hand over her hair.

Celia sniffled slightly as she pulled away from him and smiled gently. She knew he didn’t want her to leave, but at the same time, he wanted her to be free from her own past. There was a silence between them, but they smiled to each other before Celia left the kitchen to get her things packed.

“And remember, sweetheart. These doors are always open for you!”

She went to her room and got the bag she could put everything in before she started to put what she needed the most into the bag, humming lowly. A lot of the things made the memories come back from all of the years she had been there, from the day she had arrived till now, the day she was leaving the place that grown into her safe heaven. Celia sat down on the bed and looked around, running a hand through her hair as she was trying to get some kind of strength to get back up and actually walk out of the door, leaving her old life.

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