Captured by Chaos (The Kazola Chronicles Book 1) by Kathryn Marie

Author:Kathryn Marie [Marie, Kathryn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-04-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Seven

My lungs burned with each step I took, but I ignored them, determined to get anywhere that wasn’t the training building. I darted to the woods, my steps quickening the moment I crossed the threshold, the underbrush crunching under my boots.

I ran for about a mile, avoiding the camping area and losing myself instead in the thicket of trees that surrounded the Compound. Leaves and twigs brushed against me, nicking my exposed arms, one even scratching my face, but I didn’t care. I was determined to see if I could transform.

Even though I had a feeling I knew the disappointing answer already.

I slowed, then stopped in a minor gap in the trees, and waited under the glowing, waning moon, my breathing labored, heart pounding erratically. In the past, calling my wolf was an instinct, a natural part of who I was. I never needed to think, just act. I kept holding onto the small sliver of hope that I needed to focus more since it had been so long; I reminded myself of my limbs cracking into place, the effortless glide of my body switching from one form to the other. I remembered the cool whipping of wind blowing through my soft silver fur, the crunch of twigs under my bare paws. I remembered every moment, every favorite.

Yet, nothing.

I tilted my head back, shouting so loud, the entire Faction could probably hear it. The howl was filled with my sadness, the warbling cry released to Lunestia’s crescent hanging above me. I cried out for my wolf, begging the Goddess to bless me with it once again. Was I being punished? Did she no longer find me worthy of her blessing?

As my howl dissipated, the tears finally fell, my body collapsing against the nearest tree. All I could do was curl up, my legs pulled to my chest and forehead falling to my knees, my pants catching the waterfall that escaped from my eyes. I didn’t know what else to do. I’d let the anger out, I’d set it free, just as Vanessa said I would need to. So why was my wolf still hiding?

I was so tired of trying to figure it out, tired of being forced to go back through everything that happened to discover what was keeping a vital part of me hidden. Tired of having to prove myself. Tired of having to show everyone that I was still strong, that I could still do my job.

Would it ever end?

I didn’t know how long I sat out there alone before the crunching of leaves echoed in the distance. I counted down the seconds until the sound was right in front of me.

“Why are you two here?” I whispered, not looking up, but knowing exactly who stood in front of me.

“Because we care about you.” Liv dropped herself next to me, Eden settling in on the other side. “What happened?”

A part of me didn’t want to talk about it, many voices in the back of my mind yelling at me to keep my mouth shut.

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