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Definitely not on Earth anymore, which made me smile.
My growling stomach did not make me smile, however.
I was getting too hungry to remain on the bench, and without knowing when the supposed werewolves would show up, I didn’t really want to risk staying where I was.
So, I finally got up and made my way back to the cliff I’d thrown my phone from. It was getting colder by the hour, so I was glad I had on a comfortable sweatshirt, and had pulled the hood over my head to keep my ears and neck warm. If I’d known I’d be out in the cold, I would’ve worn an extra pair of leggings, but I hadn’t known. So, my legs were cold.
I eyed the cliff’s drop-off with a grimace.
There was no chance I’d survive that fall.
Shuffling along the edge of it, I looked for a smaller drop.
No dice.
I heaved a sigh and walked back to my bench, plopping down with a grimace.
Guess I was back to waiting.
I dozed on and off through the night, until a howl in the distance woke me.
Jerking awake, I turned my chest to the bench’s back and peered out at the forest below me.
I couldn’t see anything, but I’d heard a howl. That had to be a wolf, didn’t it?
A few minutes passed.
Long, long minutes.
Finally, I heard something scratching against stone, and scrambled over to the ledge.
My eyes widened when I saw a man below me, scaling the cliff without any visible gear. His gaze lifted upward, and his glowing golden eyes froze me in place.
When he pulled his gaze from mine, he started climbing faster.
I walked backward slowly, until I hit the wall. I had barely seen the man, but those golden eyes were creepy.
What was I going to do if he tried to hurt me? I was short and skinny, and I’d never been able to protect myself from Allen before. Serae said werewolves couldn’t hurt women, but why should I trust her? She had abandoned me.
Fear clenched in my abdomen as the man’s head cleared the ledge of the cliff, followed by the rest of him.
My eyes widened in horror as he stood in front of me.
He was completely naked, glowing the same gold as his eyes, and hugeeverywhere. His light skin was absolutely covered in black and gray tattoos, and the muscles on him were outrageously large. His shaggy black curls would’ve been considered attractive by most women, but I no longer allowed myself to be attracted to dangerous men.
Or any men, really.
Or any women, for that matter.
Love and attraction were clearly not compatible with me.
Especially as they applied to a man who could kill me with his bare hands, without breaking a sweat.
A soft whimper escaped me when his eyes caught mine.
He looked me up and down slowly, then gave a terrifying rumble, and prowled toward me.
“Don’t hurt me,” I whispered. “Please, don’t hurt me.”
