Chapter 46: A Friend in the Forest-1

Suzzanah's POV I heard it. I definitely heard it. My eyes left the large wolf's brown ones to frantically search the foggy vicinity, which now looked much clearer. But they didn't find the object of their interest there. But I heard it, his voice! I was still panting, but not quite as heavily, and my nerves were starting to calm down. And although my mind still felt greatly muddled, I was very much aware of the large animal sitting behind me, as its warm breath fanned my neck and its soft fur grazed my body. My confused wide eyes returned to chocolaty ones that had never left my face. Where had it come from? I had been so wrapped up in my very own horror story that I didn't even notice. Had any of that really happened? I gulped and looked around again, not able to comprehend anything. I was so confused. What the heck was going on with me? Was I going crazy? I held my head in my hands, fisting my hair in frustration. Why is this happening? What was that shadow? What was that floating figure? What is up with those creepy whispers? Who the heck is this Luna?! I felt the wolf's muzzle against my hand, once, twice and then a soft sound. I immediately dropped my hands and looked at it to find its warm eyes looking...worried? It kept looking at me with its intense brown eyes. There was something about this wolf's eyes that unnerved me. They were intelligent and knowing. Why did they look so human? But more importantly, why did they look so much like a particular human's? As quick as I could I stood up, albeit unsteadily and moved away from the wolf as it imitated my actions and stood too. And my, my what a mighty sight it was. This animal was far too large for comfort. It pinned me with its intense gaze as I stared at it warily. It was like it was watching my every move, even those I didn't know I was making. I gulped. "Y-you! What are you doing here?" I said, my voice coming out raspy. I felt incredibly stupid to be asking a wolf that but there was a part of me that expected some form of reaction from it in reply. But all it got was a twitch of its ear. I gulped again. "Wh-what's going on? I know something is up", I spoke, more to myself than to the wolf, "Is the CEO here?" I was surprised when the wolf's eyes narrowed as though it understood what I was saying. "He is isn't he? I heard him!" Its eyes went wide and so did mine. Wow, I wasn't expecting such an elaborate reaction. The wolf almost looked shocked at what I had said. This animal definitely understood what I was saying. But how...never mind that! "Where is he?" I asked looking around, "Sir?" I called out, but got no reply. I felt really silly calling out to the CEO knowing that if he did show up, I'd be gob-smacked and too embarrassed to say anything but right now I didn't care about that. "I refuse to believe that I'm going insane", I whispered to myself, "I heard his voice and that means he is here!" I cupped my mouth with one hand and called out louder, "SIR?" Still no reply, but the wolf's ears twitched again as it now gazed at the ground with its wide brown orbs. I narrowed my eyes at it. This animal definitely knew something I didn't. Heck, now even animals know more than I do! Maybe this wolf was domestic after all. Maybe it was a pet. And seeing as his eyes and that golden streak had such an uncanny resemblance to the CEO, maybe...the CEO's pet? Worth a shot... "Please take me to him!" I said to the wolf taking a step towards it making its head jerk towards mine as though I had awoken it from a trance. "I know he is here. You know him right?" The wolf didn't move but something about its eyes told me it understood what I was saying. That or I was insan- NO! "The CEO! Do you know him?" I asked and then cringed hitting my head with my fist, "Stupid idiot! Suzzanah there are like a million and one CEO's on this planet. Be more specific", I told myself. A name. Use his name. What was his name? It hit me immediately, "Zuerien", I whispered and from my peripheral vision I saw the animal stiffen, but something about the name felt off, it needed some sort of title attached to it. "Alpha Zuerien", I said louder and turned my head to look at the wolf, but was shocked to see it suddenly look panicked. The large wolf's eyes widened even more, something I didn't think was possible. Its body went stiff and its muscles rippled underneath the rich black fur. Is it alright? I gazed at its tense stance and wondered if I had said something wrong, "Alpha..." its heels pressed into the ground and its body constricted, "Zuer-" A growl escaped the large animal making me gasp. Its stance looked threatening now, its eyes were narrowed and its gaze intense. What? What did I do? "Z-z-", another low growl followed and my fear peaked. I brought my hands in front of myself in surrender, "please calm down", I pleaded and immediately its body seemed to relax. It continued to regard me with cautious eyes but its stance was much less threatening than before. I didn't understand what I had done wrong. I sucked in a breath and crossed my fingers. "Alpha Zuerien", I called out loud and immediately its body tensed again and a fire returned to its eyes. This animal really didn't like the CEO, or just the name Zuerien. Let's try another name then. His middle name maybe? "Kai", I called out and I had no time to react as within a split second the large animal was up in my face. A shriek escaped my lips as I slipped and fell on my butt against a tree. The large wolf stood upon me, its strong sturdy legs on either side of my body, its head bent close to mine. Fear coursed through my veins as I shielded my face with my hands, "Oh God! I'm sorry, please don't eat me", I squeaked as I felt its breath on my forearms.