Chapter 5 Cowardice

As soon as Elena left the barrier she felt an instant relief, she hadn't thought that the handsome man in the cave could be so arrogant, but what bothered her most was the strange attraction she had felt for him, when she touched his face in the cave she felt a strange connection with him, and a scent of mint filled her nostrils, her desire was to get closer and when the energy that passed through her body became too strong she ended up fainting.

Elena shook her head, she needed to put the stranger out of her mind, it wasn't right, with difficulty she returned to her old cabin, taking a quick shower she made some medicine and a compress for her ankle, after all the stress of the day she fell into a deep sleep.

The morning sun streamed in through the window of Elena's small room, slowly her eyes opened to the sunrise, slowly she stood up realizing that her ankle had swollen, her medicine had been effective, still limping she went to the kitchen and lit the small stove to make some tea. As soon as Elena left the barrier she felt an instant relief, she hadn't thought that the handsome man in the cave could be so arrogant, but what bothered her most was the strange attraction she had felt for him, when she touched his face in the cave she felt a strange connection with him, and a scent of mint filled her nostrils, her desire was to get closer and when the energy that passed through her body became too strong she ended up fainting.

Elena shook her head, she needed to put the stranger out of her mind, it wasn't right, with difficulty she returned to her old cabin, taking a quick shower she made some medicine and a compress for her ankle, after all the stress of the day she fell into a deep sleep.

The morning sun streamed in through the window of Elena's small room, slowly her eyes opened to the sunrise, slowly she stood up realizing that her ankle had swollen, her medicine had been effective, still limping she went to the kitchen and lit the small stove to make some tea.

With her breakfast finished, Elena packs up her herbs and sets off to see one of her patients, an elderly man from the pack who had serious health problems.

With her breakfast finished, Elena packs up her herbs and sets off to see one of her patients, an elderly man from the pack who had serious health problems.

"Well, well, if it isn't the pack's disappointment," says a girl approaching.

"Good morning to you too Suzana" Elena was used to this, it had always been like this, this was the daily dose of contempt she received from the pack.

"I think she's ignoring you, Suzana, but what can you expect from a nobody like her?" said another, approaching and pushing Elena to the ground.

"Stop it, Lina, I've done nothing to make you treat me like this.

"No? The mere fact that you exist is enough to humiliate our pack" Lina grabs Elena by the hair and slaps her hard across the face.

"Stop! Please, I need to treat a sick man."

"I think you're going to kill him," Suzana laughs, "We're doing him a favor by keeping you from seeing him.

"I think she needs a lesson, Suzana," says Lina, laughing.

"I think so too" Lina goes over to Elena and holds her from behind, as both were already transformed wolves her strength was superior to Elena's who didn't have a wolf, with Elena trapped Suzana begins to slap her several times across the face leaving it red and swollen.

"What do you say we give you a new look freak?" Lina laughed at her desperation as Suzana approached with the dagger. Elena tried to get free, but she wasn't strong enough, so thinking quickly she stepped hard on Lina's foot making her let go, just as the dagger was about to cut her face Elena raised her hand covering her face, the dagger made a cut from the palm of her hand halfway up her arm, Elena felt the burning and a red line formed down her arm, the cut had been deep.

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Mork

It was great to be able to use magic, with a simple wave of his hands Mork's hut was clean and tidy, he hated dirt, while sipping tea he waited for Maison to return, it was the first time in decades that he was anxious for information, and it irritated him to know that it was about the woman from the other night, but he wouldn't risk being found out if she was a spy, it still intrigued him why she had come to the cave something he would find out as soon as he saw her again.

"Pardon my delay Alpha," says Maison, entering the cabin.

"You're on time Maison," he says, taking a sip of his tea.

"Well, apparently she's a lantern, at least that's what the others in the pack think."

"She's not a lantern. Drago sensed her wolf yesterday."

"So there's something we don't know," says Maison, scratching her chin.

"What else?"

"She's a healer in the pack, but everyone rejects her because she's a lantern, in fact, her life is quite hard there."

"That's typical of Silver moon, a bunch of hypocrites thinking they're better than the others" Mork still remembered how much he had suffered in that pack, so he didn't have good feelings for the people there.

"Apparently she's an orphan, she was taken in by the old healer who taught her everything she knew, and I also found out that Prince Marui visits her from time to time."

This catches Mork's attention, "typical Marui, always wanting what's mine," Mork thinks in disgust.

"Her hut is in the forest, well away from the rest of the pack."

"I see."

"Do you want me to do some more research?" Before Mork could answer he felt a burning sensation on the right side of his face, his face twitched in confusion, Maison seemed to notice his confusion.

"Is everything all right?"

"I don't know yet," he says through gritted teeth, and then he feels several blows on his face, as if someone were slapping him.

"Alpha, your face is red," says Maison worriedly, approaching him.

"I don't know what's going on," he says, getting up, then a burning sensation catches his eye. As he lifts up the sleeve of the shirt he's wearing, a long cut appears on his arm, from the palm of his hand to halfway up his arm.

"My God! How did that happen?" Mork looks at his arm carefully, his mind wandering back to the night before when he tried to kill the woman in his hut.

"Wait here, I'll be right back" concentrating on Elena's energy, Mork teleports to where she was.

The scene in front of him was revolting, two women were trying to assault Elena, Mork's aura spreads, covering everyone with his will, then the women look with astonishment at the man who was a few meters away.