Chapter 4 In the forest

Luna!

Luna!

Luna!

That was all that was in Kali's mind as she ran through the thick forests. She heard another loud howl as her heart raced faster. She didn't know where Luna was, but she felt her feet moving in a certain direction. Strangely, she could see perfectly in the dark. Even though the thick forest trees covered the little light from the moon, Kali could still see clearly. But she didn't have time to think about why her sight suddenly got so much better.

Soon she saw and huge white wolf near a river, howling in pain with an arrow in its leg. Luna!!

"Luna! Luna!" The wolf was already bleeding badly. Its white fur was stained with the blood. It was already too late for the poor thing. It looked like some animal had attacked her. And she probably couldn't defend herself because of the arrow in her leg.

How could things go so wrong?!

"Lunaa!" She gasped as she stared at her almost lifeless best friend. "Please" She whispered. It was too late like it was waiting for her. Luna gave a wolfish grin. It was small and weak, but Kali saw it.

"No Luna, no don't go. Please stay" She cried as tears rolled down her cheeks. It felt weird, Kali had never cried in all her years of being alive. Even when she was captured by humans twice, she was scared but she didn't cry.

When Nyx left, she didn't cry either. It was like her eyes were leaking as her heart tore apart, but she didn't care about her leaking eyes. All she cared about was her best friend, who was lying lifeless on the forest grass.

Slowly the wolf closed her eyes, She closed her eyes in death. She's gone, she's never coming back. Her best friend is gone. Her only family has fallen into the cold hands of death.

"Nooooooooo!!!!!!" Kali screamed in pain as it started to rain. Even the heavens were crying with her

"Noooooooo!"

"Luna!!!!"

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It was raining cats and dogs at the palace.

"How come it suddenly started raining, I mean it didn't show any signs that it was going to rain today," Haisley said, but Axel didn't answer.

He was still remembering what just happened. The strange girl, she had powers?

If he hadn't seen it, he wouldn't have believed she existed, how is that even possible?

A half-angel and half-demon with wings and colour-changing eyes?

How she had managed to melt the iron gates just by glaring at it.

How she had managed to get past the guards and other servants and make them fall asleep.

He looked out the window,

Could she be the cause of this sudden rain too?

Everything was just too confusing and strange to him.

"Are you listening at all, Axel?" Haisley appeared behind him

Just then, the door burst open and Theodore stormed in angrily and dragged Haisley by her arm.

"Let me go!!" She cried.

"Is this your plan, huh, this is your plan, isn't it? Do you know how hard it was for me to capture her, and you just let her escape? Haisley how dare you do that!!" He yelled at her, and Axel immediately drew Haisley from his angry brother.

"Don't hold her like that, she's a lady" Axel spoke calmly as Haisley hid behind him.

"Shut up, just shut up, Axel!" He yelled and chuckled dryly. "What did I expect, Of course, you'll support Haisley. She's your sister isn't she"

"Stop talking like that, Theodore. She's your sister too!"

"My mother would never give birth to a thing like that!" He pointed his hands at Haisley who glared at him in return. "Stay away from me! Both of you" He said and stormed off.

"I hate him," Haisley said immediately after he left.

"Don't say that Haisley, I don't blame him for accusing you, you did say you'll help her escape their evil plan?" Axel said.

"I can't believe you right now." she flared up

"We were both in the dungeon, you saw what happened too, and you dare say that."

Axel rolled his eyes at his sister's bickering and walked out of the room.

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FIVE DAYS LATER

Five days had passed. Theodore and his men resumed searching for her, but they found nothing. Theodore still blamed Haisley for their bad luck.

Axel stared at 'the royal family' as they all had breakfast quietly which was unusual as queen Adalyn had a habit of throwing mean and harsh comments at Lady Olivia. Theodore who was usually the topic of these was absent today, searching for the missing girl so he could get a hold of the crown.

Axel was seated beside his mother and his little sister, Hailey beside him.

"when are you going to take a wife?" Lady Olivia suddenly asked him and he almost choked.

"Lady Olivia.. I-" He tried to speak but was beaten to it by his mother.

"And how is my son's marriage any of your concern Oliva? Know you're place, I don't see your son getting married anytime soon" Queen Adalyn glared at the lady who ate nonchalantly.

"I am only concerned my queen, after all the king was forced to marry you to claim his crown.." She smirked and the queen's eyes widened at her words.

"How dare you!" Queen Adalyn screeched but was quickly stopped by the king.

"enough, we are having breakfast" He ordered and with that everywhere went silent.

"I'm going hunting today" Axel suddenly announced and everyone looked at him except Theodore who didn't care.

"You don't even know how to hunt," Haisley said.

"Well, I need to. I am a man after all, aren't I?" He said.

"I just hope you don't get lost or eaten by some wild animal," Lady Olivia (Theodore's mother) said sarcastically, and Axel frowned.

"No I won't, thank you for your concern," he said and got up.

"I shall be on my way now, Father" he bowed to the king who acknowledged him with a nod.

Axel walked out of the palace with a bag, a bow, and arrows, smiling. He wasn't going to hunt wild animals, he was going to draw them.