The soldier wasn't sure what the creature was, as it looked like a humanoid-shaped mass on the ground covered in a thick layer of foul-smelling mud. At least it wasn't moving. Its entire appearance was the result of its wide clothes covered in mud.
"What is that?" Boris, one of the warriors of the pack, asked in a tone of surprise and concern.
Through their mental link, Aliana said she wasn't sure who it was, but that she had followed it to this place and remained motionless when a branch hit its head.
"Bring it here!" Xioma said in a dark tone. "I'll talk to the Alpha and let him decide what to do with it."
While all this was happening, Aliana's paw began to heal. The delay was due to the silver in the trap, and once she was freed, she was happy to feel better. She was in a very good mood, even though the Beta was lecturing her about the dangers of the forest and that she was strictly forbidden to escape again, especially given the current events. With all this going on, the puppy forgot about the girl who had helped her escape.
Luz remained unconscious for about two hours. When she finally woke up, she opened her eyes only to find darkness. She felt a tremendous pain in the back of her neck. She didn't know if what she was touching with her hand was blood or just mud on the huge bump. She was lying on the cold, damp floor of what appeared to be a dungeon, which had large bars and a small skylight that only allowed dim light to enter. The small cell had no bathroom, and young Luz felt like she needed to urinate.
The first thing that came to mind was that she had been kidnapped. She was terrified. She gathered her courage to speak to whoever was there.
"Hello, please help! Where are you keeping me?" Her voice broke and filled with anguish as she tried to attract attention.
From what little she could see in the darkness, she noticed the silhouette of a tall, burly man shouting at her, "What do you want, witch?"
Startled, Luz jumped back and closed her eyes, telling him she wanted to go to the bathroom. The man laughed maliciously, making her whole body shiver. It was clear he wasn't going to help her.
In the distance, she heard heavy footsteps approaching the dark cell. As with the other man, she could only make out his silhouette. He was huge, very tall.
"Open the cell, Bruno," ordered the Alpha.
The man bowed his head in respect and opened it quickly.
Luz struggled to see his face, but in the dim light it was impossible for her. She could only make out his silhouette, which she could tell was very tall, as she estimated that he was at least forty centimeters taller than her. She was a tall girl, 1.7 meters, and her best friend was 1.80 meters, so this man was truly gigantic.
The Alpha, like all werewolves and shape-shifters, had excellent eyesight and could see the mass of foul-smelling mud in front of him, from which two huge emerald green eyes protruded.
The man's eyebrows rose and he made a small face of astonishment, imperceptible in the darkness, but it quickly changed to a frown with dark eyes that screamed DANGER.
"Who's there?" Luz asked, her voice filled with fear. She was shivering, and her eyes couldn't see in the darkness, terrifying the girl even more.
"Why did you attack her? Speak, witch, now!" came the voice, domineering and full of rage.
Luz opened her eyes in amazement because she didn't understand the accusation.
"I haven't attacked anyone, I haven't attacked anyone," she repeated, crying.
"Liar, you're a spy for the witches," snapped the Alpha with even more anger.
"Spy?" Luz didn't understand anything, she couldn't process the information when she felt a hard kick to her abdomen that sent her flying and slammed her back against the wall. The pain took her breath away, and she screamed as she hugged her stomach and curled up in a fetal position.
"Please don't hurt me, I don't have any money, I don't know what I can give you in exchange for my freedom, please don't hurt me," Luz said between gasps of pain.
"Get up!" the Alpha snapped indignantly.
Seeing that the woman wasn't getting up, he grabbed her by the neck and lifted her off the floor. Luz grabbed with both hands the large hand that was strangling her throat. She looked ahead, unable to see who her attacker was. She couldn't breathe, and tears ran down her cheeks as she tried to loosen his grip.
"Don't look at me!" The Alpha stood in front of those big green eyes, releasing her from his grip and throwing her violently against one of the cell walls.
Luz felt her ribs crack and break. She breathed with difficulty, gasping and clutching her throat in front of her torturer.
"Stand up, witch!" ordered the Alpha, but she was so badly injured that she was unable to obey.
The furious Alpha approached her, grabbing her elbow, squeezing with superhuman strength and digging his long claws into Luz's flesh.
Luz let out a loud, agonizing scream, sharp and heart-wrenching, that could be heard throughout the pack. Those closest to her felt a thunderous pain in their eardrums, almost as if they were about to explode.
"Shut up!" the Alpha ordered, squeezing even harder.
Luz screamed even louder because of the pain, causing everyone inside the house to cover their ears with their hands to protect themselves. The Alpha was not spared this pain, and as the woman did not stop screaming, he threw a powerful punch directly at the right side of Luz's face, after which she lost consciousness again.
The beast dropped the young woman's body, or "witch as he called her," to the floor, surprised by her painful scream.