Love in the shadow of betrayal

Chapter 1 I was freezing and barely able to control my breath, but I kept running through the forest in the dead of night with every strength I could muster. She had no idea of the time , and I could hardly see in the foggy forest of the lost after all the moon was not so bright tonight, but that was the least of my problems now. I have to get away from the beast chasing me, I was not sure what animal it was but just the fact that it was in the forest of the lost was enough to leave me in a traumatizing state of panic. I can't believe I escaped the villagers who were after my life, but now I'm moments away from being devoured by a beast I don't even know. She knew it was only a matter of time till the monster caught her, because; her lungs were hurting, she was taking in and releasing such deep breath and her eyes could barely stay opened. She ran not knowing where she was going till she ran off a cliff. To her surprise, one minute there was land beneath her feet now she's falling to my death. As she fell to her death she could only regret one thing , not knowing what it was like to be cared for , she has been treated like garbage and a curse for as long as she could remember, it all became this way after the death of her parent and little sister in one night leaving her all alone at a young age. Why didn't I die there with my family, why was I kept alive for this long... it doesn't matter really, I'll see them soon, anyways; so maybe it's not so bad. *splash, she fell into a river , this would have been a relieve, like a silver lining, but she was out of breath from running so much that she couldn't stop herself from struggling in the river for air, and to make matters worse, the river current was so strong and taking her for a spin in different directions. Bethany felt helpless at that moment. Her consciousness was fading, this was it for her. There was no escaping this at all.Just as she lost the strength to struggle and was about closing her eyes and wait for the inevitable when she heard someone call her name. "Bethany", the voice called sweetly with so much love, then she saw a blurry figure of a woman who extended a hand to her. "Mom?" she thought in disbelief, then the figure became clear enough for her to see her mother having a bright smile on her face with her hands stretched out Lovingly towards Bethany. "Mom!!", Bethany thought frantically as she tried to get hold of her hands she unexpectedly but fortunately grabbed a vine instead, which she held unto and used to pull herself out from the river and laid under a tree. Her heart was pounding, she was breathing at an alarming rate she couldn't summon the strength to even move and she was shivering so much from the cold as she was completely drenched. "Mom does not want me to die, but how am I supposed to live in this world with so much hate towards me", she said to herself while try to hold back her tears. She just laid there, under the tree to rest. as her eyelids were about to go shot, she saw a figure looking down at her from above, it really didn't matter to her anymore, she has cheated death so many times and plus she was utterly exhausted, so reacting was a pointless effort. "Wh - who'ss iiii?", her voice softly declined as she lost consciousness. "I love your red hair and your blue eyes sister Bethany, it truly is unique. I wish I was as pretty as you", Evelyn said while pouting. " what are you saying Evy? As pretty as me? You are ten times more pretty... hmmm, make that one thousand times more prettier than me. Who in the whole world can compare to my lovely Evy.... aww!! You look so cute I could just eat you right now... *roar!!" Bethany said playful which made Evelyn laugh very hard, * suddenly she open her eyes and figured out it was a dream. I wish i could just keep dream forever, that would be the bes- wait a minute, I'm still alive and lying down on a bed of leaves and there's even a dying fire close to me to keep me warm, I guess it must have been burning all night but that isn't what matters now. Who could have helped me cheat death again? while still puzzled she tried to get up to check out where she was and hopefully see if she could find the person who helped her. Just as she was about struggling to get up, "you shouldn't try getting up when you haven't fully recovered." A commanding but strangely calm and soothing voice said from behind, she quickly turned to find a dashing well built tall young man with long hair as white as snow, skin so smooth and almost pale white in complexion and a dignified beastly movement. She could only make out those details as he walked towards her holding three rabbits. As he got close to Bethany she began to see him in more details and without a doubt he was ultimately a dashing man that calling him handsome would be an understatement. Bethany's eyes widened in surprise as the mysterious man approached, holding three rabbits. His presence seemed oddly comforting. She couldn't help but feel a mix of curiosity and gratitude. "Thank you for saving me," she managed to say, her voice still weak. "It's fine, just rest up while you can " he said nonchalantly as he squatted to reignite the dying flames while laying the rabbits on the ground. He gathered leaves together blew on it till the once dying flames began to burn fine again. "You should come close to the fire if you are feeling cold there", he said calmly without even looking my way * "huh... me?" , "mmm!", she replied softly while nodding as she moved to closer. As she got closer, she began to just how breath taking he really was but what caught her attention was his dazzling crimson coloured eyes which was fierce but it had a strange pull to it almost hypnotizing to be exact , it only made her admiration for him grow even stronger.