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MAYA.
When we came upon the locked door, I knew that there was only one thing to do. And that was summoning all my strength to bring it down even though it seemed impossible. The adrenaline rushing through me now was enough to lead me against a battle of hundred men.
Tianna and I laughed ourselves into and kicked the door at the same time, with a powerful effort. The hinges broke off immediately and the heavy door broke down, crashing on the guard who was standing outside. The bang was deafening.
To our surprise, it wasn’t locked in the first place. It had just been pushed close. That was what made the door fall in the first place. The guard groaned in pain as he tried to get off. Tianna hurried towards him and swept her feet under the space between the door and the floor. It got him on the temples, at the sweet spot which rendered him powerless immediately. He passed out right there and then.
After that she ran towards me and I grabbed her hand before we bolted towards the woods without a moment’s hesitation. The maids had screamed when they heard the bang and I knew they would be out of their rooms to investigate what had just happened. The last thing I wanted was for them to see the direction we had taken or they would notify anybody who would arrive at the scene shortly.Property © NôvelDrama.Org.
So we made sure not to stop for anything until we had gotten very deep into the woods. I didn’t know where exactly we were headed but I was sure that a four minute run would get us to the boundary which was a bit far from the Pack. The woods blurred past us in a frenzy of motion as we sprinted through the trees. All I could hear was the pounding of our feet on the forest floor and the beating of our hearts which wasn’t just frantic from the run, but from the fear of being caught.
The night was very silent and I feared any guards nearby would detect what was happening immediately but this wasn’t the time to dwell on my fears and wonder about what was going to happen and what wasn’t. The gear gnawed at my insides as I glanced over my shoulder, half-expecting to see Alpha Orion and his guards hot on our trail.
“Watch out!” Tianna yelled at me, just before I turned back to see a guard in front of me. I had nearly crashed into him when I felt Tianna ram into me from the side. We both fell on the floor as the guard’s hands swing just above my head. I moaned in fear as I thought about what would have just happened to me if she hadn’t pushed me away immediately.
I would have been dead and my head would have been rolling on the floor right now. I pushed her off as soon as the guard started to approach us immediately. With no time to spare, i acted on instinct. There was no time to think, not time to waste or play games here. He was going to die and that had to happen as soon as possible. I lashed out with a knife I had concealed in my pocket and sank it into his neck with deadly accuracy. He didn’t even realise what was happening until he began to choke on his own blood. His eyes widened in fear as he started to fall on the floor.
I pulled out the dagger immediately and watched as he started to die.
“Let’s get out of here.” Tianna said before dragging my hand again. I turned and started to run with her again. We met guards again, but we were able to get past them in the blink of an eye because we were able to organise immediately and do what we had to do. We cut through all of them and saved ourselves when it was desperately needed.
Desperation lent me strength as I fought to evade being captured. There were a lot of them and they were utterly relentless in their pursuit to capture us. But that was not enough to bring any of us done. We continued to fight and when we crossed the boundary, we set off into a very long run immediately.
They were hot on our heels but now that we had escaped the boundary, a lot of them would be forced to drop back and guard the Pack I’m case this was an attempt aimed at forcing them out so that their Pack would be attacked. It wasn’t long before they all started to filter out and soon, only two of them were now after us. It wasn’t a relief because I knew Alpha Ryker wasn’t going to back down yet. I knew he was going to send more of his men after us and they wouldn’t stop until they got us.
It was even more fearful because the guards who had returned now would be able to tell them where we had followed while running. The guards soon started to get closer, and I knew we had to keep running, faster. We refused to give up and soon there was only one guard against us. He was very fast, and soon caught up with us. He came for me first and started by nudging me from behind. I lost my balance but soon got back on it. He growled when he saw that I didn’t fall.
He got closer and set out his foot in front of me, causing me to tumble and fall. I crashed on the floor on my stomach and thighs which roughly bursted against the ground . I cried out as the pain sent waves of agony shooting through my body. I tried not to give up but my body was utterly battered. I couldn’t move a single part of my body anymore.
As I cried in pain, I looked to my side only to see that Tianna was gone, leaving me alone. The guard closed in on me with a smile on his face.
“Looks like your best friend has abandoned you.” He said, before taking out his knife and two broad, strong ropes.