DARKHAVEN VOL 1: THE ALPHA AND THE BULLIED

EP 2 CHAPTER 5

EP 2: BROKEN BOND

EMBERLYN WOLFSONG

The moment of my judgment has arrived. I find myself standing in my position with trembling limbs, unable to contain my ragged breath as I slowly begin to step back, trying to avoid the snarling sounds of the wolves surrounding me.

"My goodness, I am so doomed," I am finding it extremely hard to breathe right now as I continue to look around me, feeling the threatening dark presence of the seven werewolves closing in on me slowly. I focus my gaze on that particular one, which I know is Sage.

I know she is happy deep down within her to finally have her wish; I know she has always had a plan in her head to get the opportunity where she will be able to tear me apart limb by limb. My goodness, I can't contain the quake that is occurring deep down within my body.

I continue to look around me as they move slowly and slowly toward me, like a pack of wolves about to strike its prey. It is then that I feel a connection between my mind and the wolf, and that I know is Sage. "So, how do you feel now?" I can hear her voice loud and clear.

Oh great; she has mind telepathy; isn't this just going to be much more dangerous? I am so doomed, and I can feel it; I can sense it around the corner. If I am unable to reach my core right now and do something quickly, they are going to make my life a living hell, and I won't be able to escape from this.

"My goodness, what am I going to do? I have never been so helpless in my life."

I can hear her wicked laughter echoing in my brain.

"So weakling. What are you going to do to protect yourself? Aren't you going to stand up and fight? This is the opportunity you have always wanted to show us that you are much more powerful than we think. You have been waiting for this moment to come so that you would reveal yourself and deal with us as much as you want. Is this your true self? Show us what you've got. Isn't this enough proof that you are nothing more than a low-life weakness with no ounce of energy within you? You are nothing but a pest that is supposed to be residing among the weaklings called humans. What are you still doing here?"

I can hear her voice, sharp and clear, threatening me as the wolf growls and comes closer than the rest.

"Oh crap, how the hell am I supposed to escape this? What am I ever going to do to get out of this trauma?"

It is then that the speaker at the far end of the arena switches on, and then the voice of Principal Vespera echoes all over the entire arena. I can see the faces of every student watching and observing this scene; everyone is damned ready to see a blood bath. Oh my goodness, I am so finished; no one is going to fight for me; no one is going to protect me, just like the laws of DARKHAVEN have said.

"Anyone who fails to bring out their inner beast must be declared a pest that should be treated harshly as much as possible."

I have no authority, and no one to fight for me; I'm sure that my parents will be highly disappointed right now, wherever they are in their home. I am already sure they are in my room, packing out my luggage, ready to kick me out the moment I get back home. Oh God, my life is officially over. When the hell did everything get to this; why has the moon goddess forsaken me? Why is she doing this to me? This is not how my life is supposed to be; I know it's; I know that I am supposed to be something much more. What is going on?

I shut my eyes tight and try to locate my core once more. "It is all useless Emberlyn." I can hear the voice of the principal echoing through the speakers. "It is now evident that you have been the pest loitering our hallways all this while. Are you truly a citizen of DARKHAVEN?" Her voice echoes loud and clear in my ears, and I clench my fist, trying to wipe away the doubt she's creating in my head.

The wolves are closing in on me slowly, and I know that I am officially done 100%. how am I going to escape this?

I open my mouth to say something, but I can't even control my lips; they are trembling endlessly without control as I observe this situation around me. The thick dark auras of the seven werewolves surrounding me are choking me to the extent that I am struggling to breathe once again, just like in the dream I had. I am now breathing through my mouth, struggling to catch my breath. I am sure that if I had high blood pressure, I would be on the ground right now, maybe having a cardiac arrest.

"I give you one last chance to answer this question, Emberlyn," Principal Vespera says again, and I tremble. "Are you a resident of DARKHAVEN or human?"

I look up at the speaker and open my mouth to say something, but nothing comes out. I try to speak, but I don't even know what to say. What do I want to tell her? What am I going to say? I have no excuse for this; I don't even know my origin or where I come from. I have lived my entire life with my parents, whom I know are not originally my parents but just adopted me to take care of me, and because they've never been able to have children of their own in their lives.

"Oh my goodness, now I have messed it all up; I have disappointed them, and they will not want to have anything to do with me anymore. It is 100% over for me, and I have no say in my fate."

"Well, since that is how you want it, have it your way," Principal Vespera says, and with that sentence, I know that I am doomed. My eyes go wide as I divert my focus toward the wolves, who are now snarling and then coming closer and closer to me.

Sage launches first towards me, and I see my life flash before my eyes.