The Wolf On The Other Side

Chapter 20

I am clueless when it comes down to how should I feel right now. In one side is my brother, who has woke up from the temporary coma, and my other side is Alaska, who goes back to his bed so my brother doesn't suspect about him.

I just had to lie to my brother that there was something wrong with the hospital and I ran out to the forest and he followed me.

Which, technically, did happen.

"Why did you run in the first place?" He asks and winces when he rubs his temple.

"I was sleep walking." Another lie. This time he doesn't press on further and I look at my wrinkled clothes. I need a really good shower right now.

The main problem currently is mom. Holland easily believes stuff, but mom is way worse. I'll have a lot of explaining to do tomorrow morning.

My mind reminds me of what happened tonight, it still sticks out to me how the four deranged wolves were about to attack us if it wasn't for Vil. We would be dead meat to them already. I feel a sense of guilt in my gut, maybe if I haven't seen him at a time where all wolves are wide awake, this wouldn't have happened.

I don't feel sleepy at all and I take advantage of that when we reach the house, Holland hugs me and I hug him back.

"I'm pretty worn out, but we are talking tomorrow." He emphasizes with a pointer finger aimed towards me. I nod with a grimace and he rolls his eyes at me before he goes to his room.

I inhale my favorite scent of my books on the shelves and I get excited to start reading tonight about the Legends of the Arctic Wolves. But first, I have to shower, so I walk over to my bathroom and strip off my dirty clothes, looking at myself in the mirror.

Other than a sting or two from my sides, there's no bruises and when Alaska touched my head, it healed already when I inspect it from behind.

I warm the water and get inside the tub, the hot water calms my muscles down and I close my eyes momentarily, the steam helping me think through everything as I lean my forehead against the wall. I always leave my door half open, so I wouldn't choke from too much steam.

But my body alerts me that there is something watching us, when my eyes shifts to the peek hole of the door, there is nothing at all. There is a shiver that goes through my arms and I attempt to ease down my nerve system.

So, I just finish my shower quickly and I get into my white bathrobe, I look at the mirror and gasp harshly when a pair of yellow eyes glimpses at me through the mirror, as I wipe the steam away, there is nothing again.

What the hell just happened?

I shake my worries away and tell myself that it is just hallucinations, but my instincts are determined that there was someone with us.

Alaska has enough on his plate, I just shrug it off and change into my silk purple pajamas. The breathable fabric makes me comfortable and I brush my hair into a bun to start reading.

My favorite part of my bedroom is the window sill that has enough space for me to sit on and read with a view of the moon along with the woods.

The book rests softly on my palms when I bend my knees and open the rusty pages, it's a pretty old book, but it has good information about the top ranks of the legends, which Alpha Gideon is on the top, then a picture catches my eye. It really looks like one of the four wolves and my breath catches in my throat.

It is the same guy that stared at me desperately like I was a meal to him.

Maybe he is the one that looked at me through the bushes back in school.

The yellow-eyed wolf, it is the same wolf and he is the second top legend. Immortal just like Alpha Gideon. I keep scanning my eyes above the letters of how to kill them, it states that there is a potion for it. The mortal potion that Alpha Gideon possesses, it is usually the first legend that destroys the rest.

The myth of the legends stricts the first rank to eliminate the others, according to the Moon Goddess, the first legend can't end them unless they have committed a crime or killed a human. The humans are not to exist in the forests unless imprinted and they have access to it.

That is exactly why they can't kill humans, because it will get them killed. That is also why Alpha Gideon doesn't want humans in the forest, he doesn't intend on murdering his kind. Wolves like them have loyalty. But did this mean that the wolves will be loyal to Alpha Gideon? I mean wars are reoccurring within the wolves hierarchy, but what if the other packs are secretly aligning together to end Alpha Gideon so he doesn't end them first?

Holding my book close as I look out at the moon, it shines brightly in the dark sky, casting a soft, silvery light into my room. The quiet of the night wraps around me, and I feel as if the world has slowed down. The words in my book seem to glow with the moon's light, making this moment feel magical.

I am done for tonight when I place my book on my nightstand and dive into my bed. My duvet envelopes me whole and my soft pillow makes me drowsy, with a silent thought towards my soul mate, Alaska, I sleep with a hopeful smile on my face. I feel like I finally am making a difference in their world and I won't stop until their enemies are down.