Howling love

Chapter3

Luna slowly walked towards the forest as she felt a pull like something was calling her into the forest, she turned back to the palace one last time before finally entering the forest where she found the fight scene from earlier clean, there wasn’t even any blood stain on the floor, just pieces of cloth.

She was about to get suspicious of how everything turned out to be but decided to blame the disappearance of everything on the wild animals that lived and roamed the forest, she turned her stare back to the palace as though she was planning to return there when she turned back again to the pull she felt calling her inside the forest,

She wanted to postpone whatever was calling her till another time but Luna was very known for her thirst of always wanting to quench her curiosity.

She paced slowly and carefully towards whatever she felt pulling her when her nose caught a very extraordinary scent and decided to follow it deep into the forest.

And to his surprise, it landed on a person who was lying on the floor looking tattered with few clothes on him and his skin seemed like something that wild animals had played widely with.

“Who are you!” She nervously called out to the stranger but he didn’t bother moving. All he did was breathe in and out heavily.

She was about to run back to the palace to call for help when the stranger suddenly whispered.

“Help me…food..I…I might die.” He murmured, triggering Luna's emotion from within.

“What happened to you??” Luna asked moving closer to the stranger and just as her hand touched his chest she felt something that made her pull back immediately.

He..he was human, he was a human who must have fallen victim to a wandering wolf, and he was dying.

“Water…I need water.” He said to Luna who suddenly felt scared and stood up immediately.

“I would be back with water and food just be strong and don’t die,” Luna said to him and without waiting for a reply ran off back to the palace but as she got closer her pace suddenly became slower and quieter.

One thing was for sure to Luna, Blake mustn’t find out she was trying to help a human whom she knew nothing about and the guards but also not find out, or else the words would get to the ears of Blake and that wouldn’t be good.

She hurriedly sneaked into the palace and ran to the kitchen which was filled with different amounts of food, she picked up a bag nearby and filled it up with food that contained the whole bag.

After making sure she had packed all the necessities needed for the stranger including a first aid box she ran out of there but unknown to her, Maya was just stepping out of her room to have a glass of water to calm herself while the other men and Blake went out to find Luna again when she saw Luna, she couldn’t believe it..the same woman they were searching for was standing right there trying to sneak away.

Luna quietly sneaked back out of the palace, she ran as fast as her leg could take her back to the forest and found the stranger still lying helpless on the floor.

She dropped everything she had with her and immediately helped this gun stranger to sit as she fed him the food she had just stolen away from the palace. The minute the human saw the abundance of different food he suddenly had the energy and began eating everything and for the first time, he replied to Luna.

“Do you like it? The maids were already asleep so I couldn’t get you something hot to eat,” Luna said to the stranger who smiled.

“It’s fine…thank you so much I thought you won’t return.” The human said to Luna who smiled… her eyes just couldn’t leave his body and she felt herself being pulled towards the stranger who was busy eating to gain more strength.

“What is your name?” Luna subconsciously asked.

“Ethan, my name is Ethan,” he replied, returning to his food that he continued to savor while Luna silently admired him despite how tattered he looked.

“My name is Luna.” She said to him, she slowly began to feel comfortable in Ethan's presence when she saw the sun slowly rising.

“Oh no!! It's almost morning!!” She exclaimed in frustration standing up to leave.

“Ethan, I need to leave just find a place to hide till I come back to get you tonight,” Luna replied, Ethan nodded affirmatively to her words before she ran off, and sneaked back into the palace, she ran towards the chambers unknown to her that Blake had already gone around the territory searching for her,

Where have you been?” Luna jumped back in fright to see Blake sitting in front of her room calmly as he stared at her kindly.

“I went for a stroll.” She replied about to walk away but Blake pulled her back.

“That was a very long stroll you did there.” Blake sarcastically replied, letting her know he didn’t believe any of the words that came out of her mouth.

“I am serious, my bone became stiff from singing all night long and I decided to go stretch it out and when I ran I meant going around like a stroll,” Luna replied before walking out of Blake's presence.

She heaved heavily after entering her chambers as she was happy Blake didn’t suspect a thing she thought wandered back to Ethan who was all alone in the forest and most especially a land he knew nothing of.

He decided to go back by nightfall and check up on him with some and towards nightfall told her maid to make some extra food so by nightfall she packed them all and after making sure Blake was asleep she stepped out of the palace, but could feel someone following her.