Valiant(Editing)

Chapter 27; Dakota

I have to admit, I did feel really guilty about not telling Akela about what I feared. I did the right thing, or at least I hoped I did.

I still had fear built inside of me. I wished that fear would go away, but it never did. The nightmare only made my anxiety worse.

I stayed laying down, with my eyes close to help keep me calm. I kept taking deep breaths too, but it slowly grew to become a waste. Taking deep breaths didn't calm me down as much.

I was on the ground laying down with my eyes closed, wondering where Akela went and if she was okay.

I wanted to get up and go find her, but I better let her have her alone time. Yet, the thought of Alpha and his pack capturing Akela scarred me. I refused to still not go after her.

She will be back. I reminded myself, hoping that my guess was true.

Another moment passed and then another, I began worrying even more about Akela.

Where was she? Did she get captured or did she decide to leave me forever? Or maybe it was none of those, maybe she just went for a walk. I hoped she went for a walk and was okay.

As I panicked, I started to hear growing footsteps. They sounded like confident footsteps. Was it Akela? But, she'd limp her way here, not march her way here. Then who would it be? That triggered my fear even more.

My heart began racing again and I froze in terror. If it's not Akela, then it must be Alpha and his pack. What if they captured Akela and now are going to capture me? What if Alpha already killed Akela?

I let out a slight whimper, expecting to see Alpha and his pack come out from behind the bush.

Luckily, it wasn't Alpha and his pack, it was Akela. But when I saw her, I sprang up and put my paws over my eyes, not wanting to see who I expected to be Alpha and his pack.

I started taking large breaths again and took my paws off my eyes when I realized it was only Akela. I felt embarrassed.

Akela looked towards me with concern, like she did when I saw her last time. She then looked at me as if she had something she wanted to tell me.

"Dakota, you don't have to tell me what your fear is because I already have a clue of what it is."

I tilted my head. How would she know? I never even told her.

"All I know is that from my clues I've got, that you have a fear of me or even yourself, getting killed by the Alpha and his pack."

How did she figure out about my fear? I barely gave her any ideas.

I nodded, speechless and confused on how she even knew that was my fear.

"I have a plan that will help your fear leave you and I'm going through with it whether you like it or not."

She was firm with her words. Her words were so stern that it sounded like that she probably wouldn't  back down from whatever her plan was.

"I am going to go to the Alpha and his pack, and let them kill me. But when I go to him, I need you to run as far away as you can go, and never return."

I didn't like her plan at all. It was the worst plan that I had ever heard.

I opened my mouth to say something, but she cut me off.