Lauren''s


    POV


    The first time that my conscious return, I felt my body being moved. However, thest thing I remember when I was about to open my eyes was the feeling of being in the air then my body touched a solid surface before my head collided with an even harder The second time that I found myself awake, I am quite sure that I am inside a vehicle. A moving vehicle.


    material. Everything went ck again.


    Deliberately, I opened my eyes. The first thing that I saw was the cloudless sky and a few scattered stars. I slowly looked around me.


    I am in a pick-up truck. My hands and feet were tied. I am also lying in the truck bed. A messy truck bed when I can see the other the roll of the ties simr to the one used in my wrist. I also noticed the figures of two individuals in sitting position. They were on my left side. Slowly, I breathed in.


    The scent of the pine trees entered my nostrils before the tang of a very dried soil drenched by a sudden rain shower on a summer.


    Rogues. I am in thepany of the people who attacked the Sabado Tribe.


    One thing that differentiate the werewolf was their scent. A shifter that was part of the tribe has a leathery smell while the rogues, or the ones that does not belong to any tribe has the scent of a very dry soil soddened by water. The scent was only noticed by the werewolves.


    It was the reason why the patrolling guards of the Sabado Tribe easily identified the intruders in the territory.


    I nced at the two individuals in the truck.


    They did not seem to noticed that I am awake already.


    I raised my tied hands.


    I was grateful that wherever this vehicle is going, there were no streetmps. I was thankful also that the moon was not present in the darkened sky. Moreover, though my hands are tied, they were ced in front of me. Another thing that I am thankful, I was pushed to the side of the truck bed.


    I removed the earing in my left ear. I threw it out of the car.


    My eyes closed on their own when I saw one of the two persons moved.


    "I''m sorry, Grandma." I muttered in my head.


    The earrings that I wore were a gift from Grandma Anna. She gave it to me when I passed medical school.


    It was a pair of gold hoop earrings with small white diamonds around it.


    "The woman''s head must have been knocked real hard when you threw her."


    It was a man''s voice.


    "It''s a good thing. She will not know where we goin."


    It was another man.


    "You''re right. The ce was in in sight. No one would think that we were hiding there all this time."


    They shared augh after.


    When they turned silent, I opened my eyes again. I was able to breathe easily when they were still looking somewhere else.


    I removed the other earing. I threw it again.


    The vehicle continued its journey. Since I woke up, we have been on the road for about an hour.


    With that duration, I am hoping that the people left behind in the tribe noticed that I am gone. Hopefully, it would cross their mind that I am abducted by the intruders of the party.


    My thoughts went to the incident before my present situation.


    I have a very uncanny healing ability. Not only that I can heal any individual but my body healed itself from any possible poisoning. Although I ept potion from M to avoid any possible poisoning and drugging, my body has self-healing power. The injured young warrior that was screaming from help in the woods, his wound was oozing with ckish blood. It was as if the blooding from his injury was steaming with ckish mist.


    Its familiarity made me hesitate.


    It was the same ckish mist that I saw when I performed the surgery on Victor''s knee. The moment I removed the ckish blood that flowed in Victor''s vein, I noticed the difference in his muscle tissues.


    Through the power I have in my hand, the damaged in Victor''s leg repaired itself naturally the exact moment the poisoned blood was removed.


    With the presence of the ck mist, it only meant one thing. The sinister witch has the hand on the attack of the Sabado Tribe! It was also the reason I was vulnerable to the whatever voodoo that the witch did since I am almost resistant to anything rted to drug and poisoning.


    A frown marred my face. I am trying to bridge the attack on my grandmother''s tribe and my abduction.


    Sabado Tribe is a small pack. It has small territorypared to the most tribe in the State. Although it has weak defenses and equally small number of residents it was a peaceful tribe. A reason that it wanted to make an alliance with almost every other tribe. And it did.


    My eyes opened when I finally realized it.


    The attack was a distraction!


    The rogues were attacking on different part of the territory instead of going after the banquet hall where most of the members of the tribe partying. The attackers are trying to divide the patrol guards and the other warriors.


    All this time, the strike on Sabado Tribe was to kidnap me. They are only after me.


    A pair of earrings, my engagement ring and one of the buttons of my topter, the truck finally stopped. I released a sigh.


    I did not bother to conceal that I am fully awake. However, I remained on my back as I stared at the two rogues who stood up when the engine halted.


    "Sleeping beauty is finally awake, eh." One of the roguesmented. He sent me a grin.


    "The truck bed isn''t soft enough for my liking." I answered.


    "Bring her down. There is no need to speak to her." The other muttered before he jumped out.


    "If you would untie me, it would be easier for you." I uttered.


    He chuckled. "Not a chance, Princess."


    He scooped me from the floor of the truck and ced me on his shoulder like a sack of potato. He hopped that made me gasped in surprised.


    "No worries. I not going to drop you. I have strict order not to damage you before she did."


    He followed it with a snicker that I am starting to hate.


    I did not bother to resist. I have not intention to test the rogue if he was telling the truth or not.


    We stopped at the edge woods.


    As I remained on the man''s shoulder, I tried to familiarized myself in the area.


    I left a shoe on the ground when he jumped out of the car. The other one was five minutester into the forest.


    The canopy of the surrounding trees made the area even more dark. We have been walking for ten minutes and yet, we only going deeper in the forest. The temperature is getting colder, too.


    "I am hungry, man. I hope they prepared food." An unfamiliar voice spoke. He was far ahead.


    Either he was the driver or the other person upying the shotgun seat.


    "The fight with those weak guards made me famish. It has been a while I heard screaming."


    The malice and bashfulmentary on the man''s mouth made me angry. Be, too.


    My wolf has been protective of Sabado Tribe. We considered them family.


    "You are all talk. I did not see you in front." The rogue carrying memented. "I did not see an ounce of dirt in your hand, man."


    "F*ck you!"


    My feet were finally ced on the ground. I swayed a little. I was upside-down for no longer than ten minutes that I thought my blood was all in my head.


    I blinked my eyes for a few times.


    The first clear thing that I saw the small shack with a light hanging beside the wooden door. I saw the smokeing from the inside. An aroma of the meat cooking was permitted in the clearing.


    A knot formed on my forehead when a petite figure emerged from the door of the hut. It was covered with dark cloak. Even at my hazy state, I know that the person was a woman since the head was uncovered by the long robe that she was wearing.


    My eyes widened my eyes finally cleared.


    It''s L!