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- Author: Frost Kay
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SCARLET
There was something about the woods that called to her.
Perhaps it was because it reminded Scarlet of her father, or that she was
finally out from beneath the thumb of her horrid stepmother, or maybe just
because the forest gave her peace of mind.
Scarlet peered up at the immense pines and inhaled deeply, savoring the
crisp, sharp scent of the trees. For a moment, she felt safe, free, and whole.
A branch snapped in the distance, shattering her fantasy world.
Nothing in the province of Betraz was safe or free.
She stiffened as she spotted a red wolf weaving through the trees not
forty paces out. Her hand slipped to the poisoned dagger at her hip. She
never went anywhere without it. She pushed her blood-red hood from her
blond hair and scanned the woods.
It was Tarros.
The shifter had been pushing Scarlet’s boundaries in the recent weeks,
getting bolder and bolder with each turn that he didn’t get caught and
punished by Old Mother, the alpha and Scarlet’s stepmother.
Scarlet picked up the edge of her long red cloak that marked her as the
alpha’s property and began hiking toward the river. The manor was closer,
but she’d encounter more wolves along the way, and many would look the
other way if Tarros caught her before she made it back home. Scarlet kept a
sedate speed so as not to tip off her pursuer of her intentions. There were
several huge rocks in the middle of the river that would offer her the refuge
she sought. Tarros couldn’t swim. Scarlet would stay there until her
stepmother sent Bright, her stepmother’s second in power, for her. She’d be
punished severely for being late, but it was better than whatever the red
wolf had planned.
Scarlet struggled to keep her emotions in check as she spotted the river.
Wolves were sensitive beings when it came to scents. If Tarros scented her
fear, it would all be over. Scarlet reached the river’s edge and waded in
slowly, the frigid water biting at her skin. She bent low as if looking for
pretty stones and caught a flash of red fur from her right.
Time to move.
She launched herself into the deeper water just as a growl ripped
through the air. Scarlet pumped her legs and arms as fast as she could
through the icy river, her long cloak dragging behind her.
Almost to the boulder.
“Not so fast, little rabbit,” Tarros crooned from behind her.
Scarlet glanced over her shoulder as the wolf caught the end of her
cloak and yanked. She sputtered as it dug into her throat. If he got his hands
on her…
Panic threatened to drown Scarlet. She tore at the clasp, ripping a few of
her fingernails off. The pain barely fazed her. The clasp popped open and
she swam for all she was worth, the current pulling her a little farther down
before she reached the boulder. She clung to the stone, shivering in the
water as she looked back at Tarros,
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