The Hunter's Trial

hing so much?" Astoria squirmed as she

a hedge, Higgins eventually groaned to an

d his legs and settled down on a rock formation, exhaustion et

Higgins asked, his gaze shifting around the enclos

see now." Astoria's confusion mir

t was I just made to relive?" He finally re

e in his suicide attempts, stood before him. He had never see

m for the past ten years resurfaced. He understood the eerie landscape he had bee

s structure," Astoria explained, her ga

we here should be the question you'd answer to"

uestion is why are we here?" Higgins's

expressing his intent to end the fling that

of the agony that could befall him again if

egan to explain, but Higgins's constant bewildere

ng his index finger to a pool of water, embody

if..." Astoria hesitated, aware of the dangers

ns wrinkled his nose after sniffing the f

once found a used condom here," Astoria re

y direction I want until I find it." Higgins stormed off onto an unknown d

f, just hear me out first." She rushed from

g her words. Instead, he forcefully p

ried out as she stu

storia tried to tempt his curiosity, her words dripping with desperation. "It cou

iggins halted, told her off, and continued on his way. It seemed he had no interest in uncoverin

grew louder as she knelt, her palms rest

ondered her words. Memories resurfaced as he recalled the for

with him?" Higgins recalled the memory,

of the Nefario pack. His only descendant that he hid..." She revealed her true identity, her voice filled

efario royalty? Why would the daughter of an esteemed werewolf Alpha be part of the resistance meant

as taken aback, realizing she had nev

lves and beast-folk," Higgins revealed, explaining how he had deciphered her purpose. "What I can infer is some he

to know why the resistance sent me in the first p

myself to be taken to this damn hold in the first place." Higgins ventured further into the unch

th him would be futile. Perhaps she had another way to persuade hi

sy, and I mean everyone in it, hu

" Higgins replied, hinting th

onger following his every whim without an ounce of protest, haven't you seen how..."

alted by the same debris of the tunn

than her so the disparity in s

self. The blood in your vain can actually ascend the role of Alpha if you..." Their conversation had become

bare the grunt of their parents paying inflating taxes to the rich masses cooped up in the hold every full moon for their s

lid, but so was

ght over there. You have been marvelous step down en

hat had paved his path thus far

n to a word I have

in the first place. It's like the situation of an un

, she was now above trying to plead with him. perhaps it was because she now had

e asserted, her voice lace

are people," Higgins retorted, twirling to se

d also be Ramsy," Astoria added, he

and finally rid myself of the anguish I've felt for far too lo

or you at this point." She added, ato

ssion as he turned to her, searchin

you mean?

, and yet, have you felt any pain?" Astoria questioned,

eached up to touch his head,

thing, it had merely halted his p

dn't..." Higgins boasted a fast-paced reply, Astoria althou

ld be impervious to showing pain. But these ones didn't even do a thing, you couldn't even try to s

m her words. "How the hell does she know

appeared and all that emanated

ble to feel pain now, how the hell

fliction, but your goal to die a peaceful death will never come true. You are now