Xo Novel
Chapter 224
Chapter 224
Daran was certain that he heard Janet’s voice at some point.
But he didn’t know if that was just another of his hallucinations.
He heard her voice all the time during the past few weeks, sometimes during the daytime, sometimes in his dreams.
She was calling for his help and telling him that she was trapped and alone, which made his heart ache.
The love of his life was waiting for him to rescue her.
Yet he couldn’t find a way across this damn forest!
Daran took in a deep breath, letting the crisp mountain breeze clear his mind a bit.
“Let’s return to the campsite,” he said deeply to the soldier.
The werewolf’s campsite was built on the edge of the mist forest.
At first, the campsite had more than 100 people.
Casper, Kass and soldiers from Blood Moon Pack and Riverside Pack were all gathered here, attempting the rescue of Janet.
But Casper was called back to Blood Moon Pack a week later because Balvina was pregnant.
Then Kass left as well. As the rogue king, he had a duty back at the Grace Ruin.
Now they were approaching the one–month mark, and Daran was the only one who still kept his post.
Daran strode into the tent.
The room quieted down immediately at his appearance.
“Any progress today?” he asked in a deep voice.
People exchanged frustrated looks with each other in silence.
Daran asked the same question every day.
Yet he knew everyone knew–that there would not be any progress as long as the log was still there.
“No?”
Daran didn’t look too surprised, “We will continue the rescue tomorrow. Thank you, everyone.”
He tumed to leave the tent.
Yet a general from Riverside Pack stood up abruptly and yelled, “King Daran, if I may-”
Daran turned his head to look at the general, “No. You may not.
His freezing gaze sent a chill down the general’s spine.
The general gulped in fear.
Yet he plucked up the courage and continued, “King Daran, I am speaking for the entire room here…I really think that we should call off the rescue…We haven’t made any progress in a month!
This is just a complete waste of time. The rogue king and Alpha Casper have all left…And Alpha Casper is Princess Janet’s brother-”
Daran interrupted him icily, “Alpha Casper has an expecting wife. Kass has to rule. What is your point here?”
“You have to rule as well, My King! You are the master of the entire werewolf world now!” the general cried, “Think about the power that you just inherited. This is a golden opportunity to strengthen our own pack, yet you are wasting time in this middle of nowhere…”
People in the room stirred, some muttered and nodded their heads.
“Alpha Casper has given up already. Why should we keep doing this?” someone in the crowd said, “Princess Janet isn’t our Luna…”
“Princess Janet probably won’t appreciate our effort,” a soldier grumbled. “There are rumors saying that she left with the Lycan King willingly. They are probably living a happy life together-”
“One more word and you won’t have a tongue for the rest of your life,” Daran said coldly.
The crowd lapsed into a deathly silence.
Daran looked around the room, “The search is still on.”
“But my king-”
‘Anyone who has a problem with it will be expelled from Riverside Pack,” Daran let out a cold laugh. “If you think that I am failing at being your Alpha and King, you can figure out a way to dethrone me. But until then, you will stay here and keep your
fucking mouth shut. Are we clear?”
People shivered in fear.
Nobody dared to say another word again.
“Good.”
Daran turned on his heels and left the tent.
The sun was setting on the horizon, which meant that another day without Janet by his side was gone.
But no matter how many days it took, he would keep searching and keep waiting. Until Janet returned safely to his side.
Today was the third day since Janet entered the misted forest.
Yet she still hadn’t found a way out of this place.
Although she had packed enough food and water in her backpack, her supplies were still running out.
If she still couldn’t find the correct path by the end of today, she could begin to starve and thirst herself and her baby to death.
Fuck!
She threw a punch at the tree, frustrated.
This was harder than she thought!
Her compass stopped working when she entered this area. She tried to tell the direction based on the sunrise and marked the tress that she had passed, but none of
that worked.
She couldn’t keep going in circles like this.
She had to think of something new.
Just then, her ears caught some distant noises.
She perked up her ears with her guard up, listening attentively.
…Footsteps!
She hadn’t heard any noises like that in days. There weren’t any wild animals in this part of the forest.
So it must be man’s footsteps–possibly her pursuers.
Without a second thought, Janet climbed up a pine tree next to her and hid herself. among the branches and leaves.
She held her breath and gazed at the direction of the footsteps.
Eventually, two figures appeared from the heavy fog.
Lycan soldiers.
“…Still no sign of her?” one soldier asked.
“No. The king is furious. Hell, I haven’t seen our king this mad in my entire life! General Clemente is in deep trouble because of this. The King had him strapped to a tree and forbade anyone to get him down or give him any food or water…”
The first soldier gasped, “For a missing werewolf? He has never punished anyone like this even when they lost a battle! Has the King lost his mind?”
“Who knows? And the King has made it clear already. If we can’t find that she–wolf, he will let General Clemente starve to death.”
Janet bit her lips.
A horrible feeling surged up in her chest.
God Clemente…
It was all because of her.
He was innocent. Yet she got him into all these troubles.
“But how did a werewolf hide herself from us for so long anyway?” the soldier sounded perplexed, “We saw the marks she left on the trees. She is still in the woods. But why can’t we smell her?”
“Who knows? But one thing I do know is that all of us will be in trouble if we can’t find her.”
“Fuck…Let’s take a break. I am exhausted.”
The two soldiers sat down underneath the pine tree to rest their feet.
Janet looked down at them from the top of the tree.
These two Lycan soldiers came at perfect timing.
Because she just had an idea. Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.
An idea that could point her to the correct way out of the forest.
Chapter 225.