Wolf born

the gate weren't workin

e she stood, as outside th

odlights. Sh

he stood seemingly waitin

so cute. She imagined spen

m. In a

y. She didn't mind a one

except her, and

ne, close to 1 a.m and tax

re the party was at, stood

panse of undeveloped bus

the houses on that street

ccu

sh and put on a woman-of-

ime. 'You have to book

ound to look at he

iled. 'You dropped

ded it

ing the wallet into his inn

noticed a golden glow in

tricks. 'You can hardly get

ou boo

is narrow handsome face

e area. 'My app isn't wor

Deeper than with what he

ght shiver, recalling

you,' she offered. 'I have

re you

aid to her. 'And you nee

ok her head at him. 'I'm

t.' 'It is not safe here,'

is eye

f you are running away fr

enjoyed

re drunk. I don't want to

ing. I didn't want to get

on't just come in there an

, maybe. But I know what I

by th

led look. 'I thoug

ved closer to him and gav

crashed the pa

backwards. 'You don't wa

ide. I must leave now. Nice

to wal

d?' She shouted aft

ebuff

'En

'

a girlfriend

n't you want me? Am I

taking the lonely road, t

urther up. Sylvia waited,

downed were responsible for this foolishness of her

party at that time and stop

ept on chasing him as if u

m. Something dre

d she tailed him. She had

ep moving. Shadows sudde

. It was as if some dark fo

t hard. She

d her. An eerie mocking

f the shadows. His dark

now. And he wasn't alone.

wit

ointed her out to his

you want from me?' S

y vo

e no longer looked dead d

s must respect us. We wil

You are mine. He can't

teps backwards and turne

er little time to scream or

ld animals that looked lik

shes. The moon was full so

made for her. She saw Dar

running back towards the

and clattering on the grav

nd

ified, expecting the dogs

at the dogs, his hands out

let out a loud growl and

arily, few met

fiery eyes and snarling

animal of that species har

re like

ems with you,' the Flaya

him we have quarrels with. The girl is ours. We foun

awled on the grou

the drunk said. 'Let's go.'

arsh went after them runni

nto the darkness. She lat

spotted like leopards, ru

road, grits and sand all o

knees and had bruises on

ain instead. She had sprain

d lost her purse too. The

ied for help. 'S

rowls and snarling of wild

ing. She shoute

ush still on all fours, he

er. Sylvia sc

r, touched her ankle and r

but he picked her up li

ld now and he looked more

ing on their roots. She sta

'Please let me go.

ave been following me all n

oticed his fangs had gro

You wan

at me?’ she asked him.

uc

l calmness. Instead of sc

o resign to fate, or reaso

he was dealing with a wild

e out to mingle with nor

either hung her hope on

ray hard. She chose to p

dship might hav