The Demon Wolf

"I ... I ... I ... I just ..." She could not continue her sentence. Her body was shaking violently because she was too afraid of the figure in front of her.

His eyes and face were exactly the same as the boy she had met in the lavender garden five years ago. The crown prince of the kingdom of Fotia, the figure who nearly took her life.

His eyes were getting darker, there was so much anger and hatred, she could feel it. But, the wolf that was chasing her earlier did it really turn into the figure of this demon-eyed youth?

"You haven't answered my question, what are you doing here?"

Seraphina felt the same fear she felt that day, as if she would soon die and disappear forever from this world. She really didn't know what to do and what answers she could give so that this young man would let her go.

"I-I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. I beg you don't kill me, let me go!" She began to cry when she thought of Xavier and her wish to find a silver leaf plant that could make Xavier recover from his illness.

"Letting you go? are you out of your mind? wait, you might," this young man remembered something when he saw her wet eyes.

The eyes are very beautiful sapphire blue, these eyes he had seen several years ago when visiting Evangelia with his father and siblings. This young man narrowed his eyes as he realized that the one he was dealing with right now was a girl, not the boy he saw at that time, even though they had the same eyes.

After thinking for a moment, this young man got up from Seraphina's body and suppressed his aggression a little. After the young man left her body, she immediately took a breath until tears flowed profusely because her heart almost jumped out of her body.

The young man stood in front of her, glaring at her with piercing intimidation. Nathania could not even move her legs to stand up and preferred to kneel on the damp ground.

"Go away! don't ever come to this place again!" he said as he turned and walked.

"Wa ... wait!" because she felt that her need had not been fulfilled, Nathania spontaneously called the young man. When the young man stopped walking, Nathania immediately regretted her stupid deed, which called back the predator who seemed to be kind enough to let her go.

The young man turned his head, putting on a gaze that was even more deadly than before. Nathania who accidentally looked into his eyes, couldn't stop swallowing hard. She knew that she was in trouble, the person she was facing was probably this demon that inhabited the forbidden forest as her friends said, considering her form that changed from a large wolf to a human in just a short time.

Nathania was looking down, she had already learned one thing that it was a big mistake to look a strong opponent in the eye directly. It made her guts shrink even more and helplessly.

"Do you feel better for dying? I'll change your mind if you don't leave right away!"

"I ... I'm sorry, really ... I just have a little business in this forest. I have to find a plant to heal my brother, because of that ..."

"Do you think I care? get away before I change my mind!"

"Bu ... but ..."

"Go!" he shouted. The young man was getting angry and as he said earlier that he could change his mind at any time if Nathania persisted.

Nathania felt more and more pressed, she was afraid, but she didn't want to go. Nathania had promised herself that she would return what should have been Nathan's. The title of crown prince, the care and affection of everyone, high honor and everything.

Having no choice but to surrender, Nathania was forced to follow what her people did when they begged the king for something, namely prostrate.

"I beg of you, I beg of you! allow me to find the plant, I really need it! I will do whatever you say, but please let me get it!" Nathania put her head on the ground, prostrated to beg for mercy from this cold-hearted creature.

Her body was still shaking, although she thought that her life might end here. But at least Nathania could give the plant with silver leaves for the sake of healing Nathan, the person she loved very much.

The young man was silent, did not say anything even though the girl nearby had cried and begged him like that. The young man did not know how to sympathize or feel sorry for anyone who begged him. He was used to feeling hatred and he couldn't help it.

The young man walked forward, leaving Nathania in her prostration position. His flat face still showed a mysterious cold aura. After walking a few steps, the youth turned around again.

"All right, looks like you really are ready to die!" he said. Hearing that, Nathania immediately closed her eyes and held back her heart that was racing very fast.

"I'll let you have the plants you want!"

"Is it true?"

"Yes!"

"Oh ... thank God, you're a good person, thank you ..."

"Trade for your life!"

"Wh ... what? in exchange for my life? what does that mean?"

"You can have the plant, on condition that you return to this forest tomorrow to give up your life!"

Nathania was silent, her head stopped thinking and even her heartbeat seemed to stop hearing the conditions given to her if she wanted to have that plant.

For 30 seconds, Nathania was frozen in silence. Her eyes were wide, staring at the strange young man with a handsome face who was standing three meters in front of her.

"So, I really have to die?"

"Yes!"

Miraculously, mysterious flames appeared and formed a pattern around Nathania who was standing limp. The fire that appeared was exactly the same as what happened five years ago in the lavender garden. A fire that burns the flowers to dust.

"Then, where can I find the silver leafy plant? can you show it to me?"

"I'll show it, if you swear you'll be back tomorrow!"

"If I don't come back, what will you do?"

"I will find you and burn your body to dust!"

"It's awful, so this is called a devil? was he really that boy up in the tree at that time?" thought Nathania. She was very disturbed by the look in his eyes that were always watching.

"Well, I promise I'll be back tomorrow night. So please, help me!"


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