The Rise of the Wolf Child

Chapter 2

She saw the men and her mother looking up at her and she realized she had let out a scream. The man who killed her father looked at her and and he put on a devilish smile. His eyes gleamed with evil. Chills went up her spine.

Everything went so fast after that. She heard the man yell at his soldiers. "Get her! She's mine now!" At the same time she heard her mother scream.

"Rose! Get out of here! Please, go now!"

Rose sprung into action at those words and with one last look at her mother she grabbed Amy's hand and sprinted through the corridors, wanting to reach the stables before they would be captured.

It seemed that all the soldiers were in the throne room, because there was no one in her way. Thank the Lord for that, she thought as she ran as fast as she could, keeping Amy close by. If they could reach the stables in time, there would be a chance they could make it out alive. Rose pushed the thoughts of her mother, holding her now dead father, covered in his blood, out of her mind. She knew she had to survive this, for them, her loving and caring parents. She looked back and saw the men gaining in on them. There had to be a way to slow them down and to give them enough time to escape.

When they ran past a big wooden door with two large candle holders on each side, an idea sprung into her head.

"Amy, keep running!" she yelled.

She saw Amy nodding and sprinting away. Rose quickly managed to close the big doors and shove one of the candle holders through the handles, right before the men banged on the door trying to break through. It wouldn't hold for long, but hopefully it would give them enough time to escape. Rose turned on her heels and with a fresh spurt, she ran outside.

When she ran out onto the courtyard, she saw the castle gates were open. She yelled at Amy to run for the gates and get out as fast as she could. Rose busted through the stable doors, right for her horse's stable. There was no time to saddle him, so it had to do without. In matter of seconds Rose jumped on Arion and as if Arion felt the urgency, he sped out of the stable doors, knocking some of the soldiers who, unfortunately, already made it to the stables of their feet.

Rose rode as fast as she could towards Amy, who was being tailed by some of the men. She held out her arms to catch her and pull her up.

"Amy! Jump!" Rose yelled.

Amy turned around and held out a hand for Rose to catch. Rose caught it and Amy tried to jump on Arion as soon as they slowed down. But it was too late. One of the men grabbed Amy's foot and dragged her away from the horse. Amy screamed and kicked, but it was no use.

"Rose! Go! Get out of here! Please!"

Rose's heart stood still as she sped away before the other men could get a hold of her.

"I will come back for you! I promise!" Rose yelled back.

With tears in her eyes she looked over her shoulders to see her best friend being dragged off and disappear in the large group of men.