Chapter 33
ISABELLE'S POV...
I ran, my hair being carried by the wind. My throat burned and my head hurt, but I had not stopped running, I could not stop.
I could hear her closing in, and I proceeded to run faster, feeling the blood in my body rush up to my nose. Why was she after me? I thought as I continued to run. I would have morphed into my wolf, but I guess it now understood that the human realm was not our territory, and thus, it had told me to run. Running into a corner, it had been a dead end.
I stood staring at it, wondering what to do. I could hear her footsteps get closer. Crouching, I had bent with my hand on my chest, taking in all the air I could take in.
"Oh, Princess Isabel met an end?" I heard her voice say behind me, and I turned to stare at the woman whom had hid her face behind a black hoodie. How did she know my name? Was she perhaps someone in which Alex's girlfriend had sent to murder me?
"Who are you?" I asked, my throat burning as I stared at her closing in.
"That, my dear...you do not need to know. Let's just get this done and over with." She said, and I could see the sinister smirk on her lips that were visible from under the hoodie.
Reaching me, she had slapped me across the face, sending me falling to the ground, and she smiled. I could feel the strong taste of metal in my mouth.
"Why are you letting a lowly human hit you!" I heard my wolf scold me in my head, and I had guessed it knew the answer. When I came to the human realm, all I had wanted was to live a normal life like the humans. When when I had rejected my second mate, I had made up my mind to forget that I was a werewolf. There was no place for us in the human realm, and I had decided to live like a human...I did not want to hurt anyone.
"Fight back or I'll do it for you." My wolf threatened and I could perceive the anger in it's voice at being hit by a human.
"No." I said firmly in my head, wiping off the blood that had tickled down the corner of my lips. And by this time, the woman had held a metal baseball bat in her hand. Was she going to hit me with that? I thought as I watched her the distance between us. I shuddered at the thought.
"Close your eyes, princess...I'm going to make it real quick." She said as she played with the bat.
And just when she had held it in the air, she halted, whipping her head to stare at behind us.
Abruptly putting away the bat, she turned to stare at me one last time before running away.
What had happened? I thought as I stared at the empty space in front of me in which the woman had been standing.
"Phew!" I let out the breath in which I had been holding when my ears perked up involuntarily, receiving the sound of footsteps that sounded hurried.
My jaw dropped when Alex came into view. What was he doing here?
Noticing me, he ran towards me.
"Are you okay?" He asked, patting my right cheek as soon as he got to me.
"Mhmm." I hummed in response as I nodded my head.
But my consciousness had began to fade. I felt my vision blur as seconds passed, and I finally gave in, my vision turning black as I blanked out.
...
I could feel the sun on my face, and I could see red under my closed eyes. Tossing and turning on the bed, it seemed wider. The sheets brushing my skin did not feel like the faded ones I had back at my home. My brows furrowed as my lashes fluttered open, my eyes taking in the light. My gaze landed onto the hard white ceiling that did not look like the old ones back at where I stayed. The sound of the door handle clicking pierced through my ears and I spun my head towards the brown luxurious door that creaked open as I sat up on the bed.
My eyes landed onto Alex who had walked in, his feet glazing the marble floor.
"You are awake." I heard him say, my eyes following him as he poured a glass of water.
"You had expected me to die, had you not?" I asked as I recollected the incident from last night. My throat burned as I spoke, and Alex made his way towards the bed, handing me the glass of water in which he had poured.
Taking it from him, I took a sip, easing my burning throat and I handed the empty glass to him.
"Wouldn't your girlfriend's wish be fulfilled if I die?" I asked, my gaze landing onto Alex's back as he returned the cup.
"Indeed." He said as he chuckled.
"She would be really pleased to have you six feet under." He said as he turned around, staring at me as his lips curled up. I could tell something flickered in his eyes, but it had vanished as quickly as it came.
"Take a hot bath and come out for breakfast." He said, making his way to the door before halting and turning to look at me.
Nodding my head, I watched as he stepped out, closing the door behind him.
Getting off the bed, my feet landed onto the cold floor, my muscles feeling wobbly. I guess I had really been tired yesterday.
Standing to my feet, my gaze landed onto the only shirt in which I had been wearing for three days...it was the only one I had, after all.
Sighing, I pushed the bathroom door open, my mouth going agape at the sight, it was truly beautiful.
Walking in, I pulled off my clothes, sinking myself into the bath that had already been prepared for me.
Laying my head backwards, a train of questions clouded my mind from last night as the sweet scent of sandalwood hit my nostrils.
Who was the woman from last night?