Skylar's POV:
I heard that Anna had been sent to the royal court to stand trial for what she had done.
I hoped she would get the punishment that she deserved and rot in prison.
What an awful she-wolf! How could she poison Jennifer? Fortunately, Jennifer was fine, or else, I would
have fought Anna to death myself.
After Anna's dismissal, Jennifer and I found peace.
But that did not last long because, after a few days, another incident occurred on Marge Island.
Not too long ago, Prince Anthony and Jennifer had gone on a mission.
When they returned, they had brought back Sherman, the elder of the Wilson Clan.
Since then, Sherman had been imprisoned in Osman Kingdom's royal prison.
Now, the Wilson Clan wanted us to release Sherman.
They claimed to have caught some werewolves, and they wanted Sherman in exchange for their
release.
The king agreed.
Anthony personally selected a few trainees and lycan attendants to go to the border of the Red Sun
Pack's territory.
The exchange was set to happen there.
Our party was composed of two she-wolves and three werewolves from the trainees.
I had been selected along with another she-wolf named Ella.
Jennifer was the strongest trainee so I didn't understand why the prince decided to leave her out of this
mission.
But since the prince had chosen me, I was determined to do my job well.
I didn't know Ella well, but I heard from Jennifer that she was a ruthless she-wolf who had attempted to
hurt her over and over again.
I should be careful around her.
Before leaving Marge Island, I gave Jennifer a warm hug.
"Honey, wait for me to come back."
"I believe in you." Jennifer looked at me with concern.
"Be careful, okay?"
"I will." I grinned at her.
"It's rare for me to see the outside world so I'm very happy. It's too bad you won't be with me."
"There will be plenty of opportunities in the future," Jennifer replied with a gentle smile.
"For now, think of it as a solo practice.Keep in touch, Skylar."
I waved goodbye to Jennifer and then we boarded the plane that would take us to the Red Sun Pack.
The Red Sun Pack lived adjacent to the vampires’ territory so the border was a good place to
exchange hostages.
According to the agreement, the two sides would meet at the forest that was along the border.
When we arrived at the destination, the representatives of the vampires appeared.
They were well-dressed and looked arrogantly as if we were not to be taken seriously.
"Where is Sherman? I am Hector, another elder of the Wilson Clan."
Hector stepped forward.
"Show us Sherman first, or else, you're not taking these werewolves back with you."
As soon as Hector finished speaking, the vampires accompanying him escorted more’ than ten
werewolves to the front of their party.
All the werewolves looked disheveled as if they had struggled while being bound.
To add to the tension, the vampires pointed pistols at the werewolves’ heads.
"Hey, isn't that going too far?"
One of Anthony's attendants, a lycan named Walker, stepped forward with a serious expression to
accuse the vampires.
"These werewolves are our captives.This is the kind of treatment they deserve."
Hector lifted his chin arrogantly.
"Where is Sherman? Show him to us!"
"You arrogant jerk!"
Walker wanted to pick a fight with the vampire elder.
But when he remembered the king's instructions, he forced himself to swallow down his ire.
The king had ordered us not to start a conflict with the vampires.
We had to get the captured werewolves back as civilly as possible.Because Hector wanted to see
Sherman first, we decided to agree to his request after some discussion.
Walker and I took Sherman to Hector.
Sherman remained arrogant despite being handcuffed.
"Now you have seen Sherman.Satisfied?"
Walker glared at Hector.
"On the count of three, let's release the hostages at the same time.Do you have any objections to
that?"
"Sounds good."
Hector nodded and raised his hand, ready to give the signal.
"One..."
Walker's voice echoed through the forest.I grabbed Sherman's arm, my palms were starting to sweat.
"Two..."
"Three!"
When Walker counted to three, I let go of Sherman's arm.
The vampires also followed suit and released the captured werewolves.
Just when I thought this was over, the vampires suddenly pointed their pistols at us.
"Watch out!" Ella yelled.
"What do you want?" Walker demanded with a glare, ready to switch to his wolf form.
"You hateful werewolves! How dare you take Sherman hostage? You're not getting away with
this!"Hector sneered.
"Kill them!"
As soon as he gave the order, all the vampires took out their weapons.
Some of them shot at us with no hesitation.
Others brought out daggers and looked eager to stab us.
Walker desperately wanted to fight back.
"You bastards!"
He was about to shift into his wolf form but Ella stopped him.
"Let's just go.The exchange has been completed.The vampires brought weapons, and they have super
power.We are no match for them."
Ella forcefully dragged Walker away from the scene.
All the werewolves fled to safety.
In the chaos, I rolled on the ground to avoid the vampires’ attacks.
When I got to my feet, I raised my fists in an effort to cover for the werewolves who were making their
escape.
However, someone pushed me from behind, and I stumbled to the ground.
Before I could get up, a vampire stabbed a dagger into my chest.
I could barely dodge since my knee got injured.
Red blotches bloomed on my clothing.
I gritted my teeth in an effort to stay conscious.
I switched to my wolf form so that I could tear off the vampire's head with my claws.
After I finished him off, I limped after my fellow werewolves.
However, they all had gone ahead, leaving me alone.
Because of my injury, I couldn't run fast at all.
The worst part was that many vampires continued to chase after me.
At such a crucial moment, I heard Ella shout, "We should leave, Walker.Never mind Skylar! Leave the
weak behind.If we go back to save her, we will all die.Besides, Skylar is not one of the nobles.We
should go while we can!"
Everyone else seemed to agree with Ella's suggestion so I could only watch them retreat and leave me
behind.
I suddenly recalled that someone had pushed me from behind.
Whoever they were, they had nearly gotten me killed.
Was it possible that Ella was the one who pushed me? I shuddered at the realization.
My companions had abandoned me.
How could I take on these vampires by myself? Before I could fall in despair, a male clad in black
appeared out of nowhere.
He landed in front of me and protected me.
He took out a pistol and calmly shot any vampire who got too close, forcing them to retreat.
He had excellent shooting skills, and his movements were very agile.
To top it all off, his fighting skills were first-rate.
I lifted my head so that I could see my protector's face.
Suddenly, I got a whiff of something fragrant emanating from him.
It seemed like the smell of mate bond.
"Mate! He is our mate!" my wolf excitedly cried out.
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