Alpha's Hunt

14. Laws of curiosity

Hello my dearest reader! How r u? For myself, everything's great.
Quick story though, before weekend when we were at school, a friend of mine said:
Friend: I'm so nervous guys. We have a COVID test today.
Everyone nods while I stare at them wide eyed.
Me: Really? Everyone's taking the test?
Friend: Yeah... I don't think I'm ready for it.
Me: Don't worry! It's going to be okay! I'm sure no one in your family has the virus!
Friend:*a confused smile* J? I'm talking about the essay test in school today.
Me: Oh.*blushes past her hairline while everyone else laughs their ass off.*

So, that was it😅. Anyways, enjoy!

14. Laws of curiosity

Everyone starts running.

I take a step forward but Luke grabs my arm. I look back at him but he just shakes his head.

"What are you doing?" I raise my eyebrows "everyone else is getting ahead!"

Luke takes two bags, puts one on each of his shoulders and leaves the bigger two on the ground.

"It's a Hunt, not a race." He says "pick those up and follow behind."

Luke starts for the furthest side of the forest. I huff and pick up one of the bags only to fall back on the ground.

"You might want to be careful," a deep voice drifts to my ears "you don't have werewolf strength anymore."

What?!

"What do mean?" I say, barely able to keep up with him

"When Korra locked your wolf, she locked a lot of other things too." Luke says, eyes on the map "By that I mean any possible advantage of being a werewolf."

"So we have nothing left?" I ask in horror "no speed or strength or smell or anything?!"

"Of course I do." Luke says

"What?" I furrow my brows, he's not making any sense

"I'm an Alpha. You're an omega." He says, as if that settles it

My sharp reply vanishes on my tongue as a wave of cold crashes over me. I shudder a little and glance up at the towering trees.

"What was that?" I mutter more to myself than to Luke

"We've entered the forest." Luke says, striding forward "now there's no going back."

I look back at the clearing where everyone left their cars. Hesitantly, I hold out a hand and reach forward.

My hand brushes against something cold and gel like. An invisible wall. I try to push my hand through it but pull back as the burning cold starts traveling up my arm.

"Come on, Hazel!" Luke says from ahead

"Coming!" With one last glance at the plains we left behind, I turn around and hurry after him

...Now there's no going back...

***

We didn’t talk much, just walked further and further. I didn’t see any apparent danger that could kill us by now.

"Luke," I say, he grunts in response "as much as I hate to say this, we can't walk through the whole forest on the first day."

"I know."