The Icy Beta

Chapter Eleven

The Icy Beta: Chapter Eleven

*Hailey's POV*

"Brayden?" I was walking in the forest alone. The forest was misty and it was hard to see what was in front of you. Every sound that echoed through the forest frightened me.

"Chloe?" I called out to my friends' name and hoped that they were somewhere in the forest. As I continued walking, the sky got darker. I didn't see a tree in front of me which caused me to trip over its long tree roots. Just as I wanted to get up, I heard something snapped. I heard footsteps approaching me. Leaves were being stepped on. Twigs were broken. I moved backwards and wanted to hide behind a tree. My hair started rising and a very low growl echoed through the forest. I sensed myself trembling in fear.

My eyes widened in fear when a huge black wolf came into my view. The wolf had sharp canines, bright red eyes and his saliva was dripping hungrily out from his mouth. This wolf was sending out dangerous vibes. My mind was screaming 'DANGER!!! RUN!!! RUN!!!!' However, my butt seemed to be glued to the ground. My legs were weak. The wolf growled fiercely right in front of my face. I brought my legs closer to me as I screamed out loud. I thought I saw the wolf smirked at me before everything faded into darkness.

"I'm coming for you."

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"Hailey..." I felt a close presence of someone familiar. His voice sounded like a smoothing melody. His hand touched my forehead and wiped off the sweat on my forehead.

"Please let her have a good dream." The person pleaded silently. Before I could figure out anything, I drifted back into sleep.

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"Why aren't you waking up?" I sensed sorrow and pain in the voice.

"Please open your eyes and look at me." The voice pleaded.

I was trying. I was really trying very hard. I just needed a  few more minutes and I would be awake soon. I tried to open my eyes and fight off the sleepiness. I wanted to get out of this darkness and find out whose voice it was. I felt a warm sensation on my cheek. I liked this feeling – the feeling of being safe.

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Someone swept my fringes to the side and touched my face gently with care. The person seemed to be afraid that I would be broken if he or she touched me with much strength. The person stroked the side of my face softly. Then, I felt something wet and warm wiped across my hand and my right arm. It was then followed by a few shuffling sound. After a few minutes, the person was back beside me. The person didn't say anything but silently observing me.

I wanted to open my eyes to see who was sitting in front of me. But no matter how hard I tried, I can't seem to be wakening. Soon, the sleepy bugs came back to me causing me to lose conscious again.

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"Brayden..." Someone called his name. Footsteps could be heard. One person was walking in the front, with the others following behind. However, the person wasn't even close to me when I heard a threatening growl. I felt someone held onto my hand and squeezed it tightly.

"Woah. Calm down, man!" Someone said. Another threatening growl could be heard. I believed these 2 growls were done by the same person.

"His wolf is on the edge. He wouldn't let anyone near Hailey." Someone else said. Silence filled the air. There were no sounds made and no movement done. The person was still gripping my hand tightly. I moved my fingers slightly and caught that person's attention.