Highest Rankings: #1 in Featured #1 in Werewolf #1 in Dragon #1 in Fantasy #1 in Adventure #1 in Action #1 in Series #23 in Romance "Lyzaria! What did I tell you about the forest?" My father scolds me sharply. I flinch at the anger in his voice and quickly retract my hand, inches from the trunk of the tree. "Sorry father, I couldn't help it. The trees are just so beautiful," I whine turning towards him. His face softens slightly and he scoops me up into his muscled arms. I wrap my small arms around his neck and bury my face into his shoulder. He hugs me tightly and carries me away from the forest. "Why can't we go into the forest?" I ask, looking over his shoulder to see the red and gold leaves slowly disappear from view as we climb the hill. "The forest is a dangerous place," he sighs. "How can something so beautiful be so dangerous?" I mutter in confusion. "The danger is in its beauty." **Cover by SodaliteSilver**

I raised my head up high and squared my shoulders. Everyone stared. I was like a prey. They were the predators. But I wasn't going to bow down today, I wasn't going to get ripped apart. We weren't going to be ripped apart anymore. "I am a woman." I started. "I am a woman. Give me a broom and your house will be clean. Give me ingredients and your stomach will bless me. But get me an education and I'll give you a disciplined generation." "You already have everything you want!" A masculine voice stood up and roared. "You women don't appreciate the rights you have! You-" I interrupted him, "If us women don't appreciate something, then that's being fooled. And that's certainly what we're being made of in the name of freedom."

❝Finally, someone answered.❞ "Uhm, you've been calling for the past three minutes. What the heck do you want?" ❝Isn't this the famous 'Love Line'─wait, who is this?❞ "No, it's not, you idiot. Now stop calling." ❝So... you're not looking for a partner?❞ ❝... hello? sigh... she hung up on me.❞ in which he asked for a hotline number and received a girl's number instead. [Cover by @lets-defeat-the-huns ] | slow updates | {Highest ranking: #14//shortstory & #722 memes} All Rights Reserved © 2016 LeiLani N. Warning :: If you are reading this story on any other platform other than Wattpad, you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack. To read this story in its original, safe, form, please go to: [http://my.w.tt/UiNb/jgKY7TdvMz]