My Cursed Mate

The pounding of her heart was loud in her eyes. She swept her gaze through the coffee plants but found no sign of the man. Without second thoughts, she left the house and ran through the muddy paths towards the direction of the howl. She ran like her life depended on it. Her fear magnified as her worry made her mind blank.Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

She started whispering to the Luna, an enchantment of protection towards Vega. She won’t be able to take it again if she loses him now. She just wanted to be with him. She didn’t want to relive that pain and sorrow again.

In a matter of minutes, she reached the river and started to look around. Her heavy breathing was the only sound she could hear. She did not find Vega and so was the source of the howl. Kazandra tried to calm herself and clear her mind.

While she had her eyes closed, a growl sounded behind her. Her body stiffened but the urge to run was greater. A large dark shadow above her before she could even take one step forward. She turned her body and faced the wolf that was pouncing towards her.

Kazandra raised her hand to block the wolf’s claw. It swiped at her and created a long gash on her skin. The brown knitted long sleeves she was wearing were torn and stained with blood. She kicked the wolf’s belly as hard as she could and succeeded in tearing it off from her. She immediately stood up and ran but the wolf was hot on her tail.

Never did she look back and was focused on running away. Her eyes started to get blurry as the pain slowly crept through her nerves. She was losing blood and the wolf behind her was determined to tear her to pieces.

A moment of dizziness hit her and at that short time frame, the wolf leapt forward again. This time she fell to the ground with the front of her body. The wolf was standing above her with its claws digging through her back. She had no way of fighting the wolf now that she was pinned to the wet ground. She had no strength to even push the large creature that was pinning her.

Kazandra felt the shift of weight from the wolf and she knew that another attack was coming. She tightly closed her eyes and waited for the claw to land on her back but it did not happen. The looming presence of the wolf disappeared and warm hands were carefully pulling her up.

Vega was going after the shadow he found but a growl caught his attention. He pricked his ear and heard it clearer but this time, he heard a woman’s grunt. He turned back and retraced the path he took. He came to the first place where the wolf’s scent was strongest and found signs of a scuffle.

The unmistakable scent of blood still lingered in the air and even the familiar scent of perfume. He stood up and followed the wolf’s scent. If his guess was right, Kazandra was in danger. A brown wolf was pinning down someone on the ground and when it was about to attack again, Vega ran forward and gave it a kick.

The sound of bones cracking tickled his ear as the wolf hit a tree but it was not the main reason for the injuries. Vega gave it all with that kick. He then kneeled down and carefully scooped up the woman into his embrace. He was careful so as not to touch her wound.

Now that the sun has risen, he could clearly see the woman’s state. Her clothes were torn and dirty. She looked really pale and her breathing was shallow. A deep growl came from him at what he saw. It was clear that the wolf had no intention of letting her off.

He walked back to where the wolf was whining as it tried to shift back to its human form but Vega did not give him a chance. He stomped down on the wolf’s neck and it died without even a fight. His golden eyes stared at the dead wolf before he turned around and walked back to the house.

Along the way, Evos came. He wasn’t able to get near them at first because of the pressure that was coming from Vega. It took him courage and a lot of deep breaths to finally approach them. “The car is ready. I’ve also placed the first aid kit in there.”

Vega walked past him and went straight to the car’s location. Because it was still early, none of the staff were awake yet and there were only a handful of workers scattered in the vicinity. He opened the door to the car’s backseat and carefully laid Kazandra on her side. He then worked in applying first aid to the wound on her arm, bandaging it swiftly and cleanly.

Vega looked at the women’s knitted long sleeve and forcefully tore it apart leaving Kazandra on her underwear. He closed his eyes and remained unmoving for a few seconds before he picked up the wet cloth and gently wiped the blood away from the wound on her back before applying a cream and bandaging it.

From the front seat, he picked up his jacket and placed it on top of Kazandra before closing the door. He then walked around and into the driver’s seat. Vega drove off without informing anyone because right now, his main priority was Kazandra.

Once the black car disappeared, Anathos came out from the side of the house with a complicated expression on his face. He sighed and returned back inside. He didn’t need to worry because the madam was safe with him by her side.

“Where’s Sir Ishmael and Miss Kazandra?” One of the staff asked when they did not see the both of them during breakfast.

“They left early because of an urgent call from Empire. Miss Kazandra volunteered to go with him because I’ll be representing Mr. Ishmael here.” Evos answered with no change in his expression.

They all nodded and did not even suspect anything amiss. The staff went on with their regular routine and stayed in the farm until lunch. Elise didn’t have any problems with and gladly entertained them. She was happy to be able to share her expertise with the youngsters who came to visit her farm. She even hosted an impromptu coffee making lesson for them which they greatly enjoyed.

“Thank you for accommodating us, ma’am. I will inform Mr. Ishmael of what we talked about a while ago and let him decide on our next step.” Evos politely thanked the elder which she returned with a smile.

“I understand.” She gave the staff a look and grinned at them, “You can always come to this place if you have free time.” Her invite was happily received before they left.