Hello, Mister Wolf

4: DO YOU HATE ME?

Chapter 4: Do you hate me?

CATTALEYA

I watched the mutt put down the dead wolf in an elevated platform while the other dogs gathered around them. A woman knelt and cried in front of the dead body at mababakas naman ang kalungkutan ng ibang lobo. They were truly sorry for the loss of their pack.

Mister Wolf drew a heavy sigh, his back muscles are visible as his hands clenched. It’s normal for him to be affected to since he’s the alpha. The dead wolf is his member; a part of their pack which he runs.

I watched as the other half-naked wolves growled sadly. Ang iba sa kanila ay nag-anyong lobo samantalang nanatili lamang sa anyong tao ang iba ngunit lahat ay nagluksa. Even the pups on the side were gathered on the grounds but they were kept on the safe side to avoid getting caught in the mess of grieving wolves.

Lumapit ako roon at binati ang mga ito. “Hello cuties.” Tinapik ko ang isa na tila pinakamalungkot sa kanilang lahat. Kinuha ko iyon at umupo sa lupa, putting the pup in my lap. “You’re still too young to see something like this but you should know that this is how the world runs. One day we will meet this ugly and annoying thing called Death. Lucky for you kasi mas mataas ang lifespan ninyo-- that if death will be good and won’t come at your doorway too early.”

The pups listened to me at hindi ko maiwasang mapangiti. They’re too tiny and I’m certain that if they develop into their proper bodies, they will be lovely wolves. But still, lovely or not, if they mess with me or Aurora, I don’t mind drawing my ax and cut their heads off.

A gray pup leaned on the fence kaya kinuha ko rin ito at pinatong sa lap ko. “What a lovely pup!” I lifted it and let its nose touched mine. “Aaaah! So cute! Look here.” The pup looked at me like he’s willing to listen. “I’m sure you'll grow up undeniably handsome.” Nilingon ko ang alpha nila na nakatayo pa rin at tinatanaw ang mga nagluluksang lobo at ang kanyang nasasakupan. Then I turned back to the pup. “I’m sure that alpha there is also as cute as you when he’s young but listen here pup, here’s a piece of advice. Don’t go rejecting your mate like all the time okay? Huwag mong tularan ang alpha ninyo. I’m telling you, your mate will feel bad. Got that?”

The pup blink its gray eyes and stared at me na para bang naiintindihan niya ako. I smiled but my
smile slowly faded.

Oh.

A dog dared...!

A dog dared to draw a sword right at the back of my head.

“Don’t move human or you’ll say goodbye to your head,” wika ng aso. It’s a bitch--- I mean a female dog. “Ibaba mo ang lobo.”

Huh, she dared to order me around?

Do I look like someone who follow orders? Orders from a dog?

“If I don’t?” I asked, running my fingers on the pup’s head.

“You’ll be dead in a second. I told you, you will say goodbye to your head,” sagot niya.

I smirked as I pat the pup again, lifting them down from my lap. “How about I’ll do that to you first?” tanong ko sa kanya.

In one swift movement, her sword flew to the other side and now our position was switched. Siya na ang nasa lupa at nakatihaya. My foot was on her bare chest; the blade was at her neck. Isang maling galaw, patay siya. Hindi man matatanggal ang kanyang ulo, mamamatay pa rin siya kahit munting sugat lamang mula sa palakol ko.