Chapter 141
[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]
It took me half an hour to get rid of the guards who ran after me. I thought one of them would never give up, but they must have sensed there were more dangerous forces surrounding the Black Forest that they never wanted to handle.
They must have thought I would never survive here, knowing I ran away without even bothering to shift into my werewolf form. I guess they knew the beasts lurking in the woods, given their hesitation when they stopped chasing me.
And then I realized, as I stopped and leaned against the old oak tree, that I had no idea where I was going. I looked around, catching my breath as I felt the chilly breeze against my bare skin, and tears started to brim around my eyes, scared and confused about what to do next.
The thing I needed wasn’t in Olivia’s mansion. And I wasn’t sure if going to Richard Bennette’s house would guarantee that the item was there. If Olivia’s mansion was at that level of difficulty to enter, then I had a feeling her father’s home would be like double or triple when it came to security. These people were cautious as skunks. Too bad they weren’t aware that they leave their stink whenever they do something suspicious around Silver Crescent.
“But where is that thing?” I murmured to myself as I looked up at the starry sky above the Black Forest. “I need it. Please, Moon Goddess, I need the thing to fight alongside my husband and to protect my children.”
Just as a tear rolled down my face, I saw something glittering—no, sparkling—that fluttered in front of me. Like butterflies, but their wings were glowing, shimmering in the dark. It was breathtaking! I had never seen such beauty before, especially not in a dark, cruel place like the Black Forest.
It was a line of shimmering butterflies, and I didn’t know why, but I was so attracted to follow where they were going. There was a huge smile on my face as I watched their glowing wings flutter softly towards the part that I had never seen before. I was so focused and mesmerized by their beauty that I didn’t notice my surroundings.
As if awakened from a wonderful dream, I looked around and found myself in the bald part of the forest. Dominic had mentioned this area to me before as one where no plants could survive due to the acidic soil and the dark, filthy spirits that lingered in it.
“What the—” I gasped as I turned around with wide, dreaded eyes. And then I looked at the butterflies that left the place as if someone had sent them for me to lead me into this place. That’s when I looked up at the sky and the full, silvery moon and smiled awkwardly, not knowing exactly how to feel.