Chapters. 14 Handsome Men Are Not the Enemy

Carol POV

"How was it? Did you change his clothes?" I asked Haidar, who had just come out of my room. My house only has two rooms. For me and mom. There was no way I could bring him into my mom's room without her permission. That's why I chose to bring him into my room. I'll sleep with mom later.

Instead of answering. Haidar pulled my hand to the corner of the room.

"Where did you find that man? Didn't you see his appearance? His face is very handsome and his clothes are silk. He's definitely not an average person. And he's definitely not from our pack. What if you're accused of being a kidnapper?" Haidar said in a half-whisper. I threw away the man's hand that was still holding my arm.

"Listen Haidar. I found her stranded on a large rock in the middle of the river on the northern end. That's where I'm assigned to secure the area from the group, destroying the wheat fields. He could be one of them. By keeping him here. We can get a lot of information out of her," I replied with a confident smile.

"But, Carol. What if he's a dangerous person? Why don't you take him to the palace? There are many Guardians there who can handle him!”

"You belittle my abilities?" I asked Haidar in a challenging tone.

"No, Carol. Of course, I'm well aware of your abilities so far. It's just that you also have to think about the fate of your mother. What if she attacks Aunt Jane while you're gone?" Haidar said, which made me think a little.

"Didn't you tie her up tightly? If she gets loose. That would be your fault for not tying her properly," I retorted.

"Why are you blaming me? We don't know what her skills are yet?" I was silent for a moment. Haidar's words were true, too. But if I brought him to the palace. Active 2: They would quickly punish this man. Even before he wakes up and explains the truth. It felt much more unfair than my life. "Never mind. I'd better get going. I know. I'm just here to be your victim!" Haidar grumbled while I was deep in thought.

"Yeah, already. Just go! But I'll tell Aunt Amber later. If I call you, you won't come!" I threatened, which made him stop in his tracks.

"You're such a snitch!" cursed Haidar as he walked away. I chuckled at the annoyed look on the man's face. He was still like a child. In fact, soon he will become a father. Because his wife is now pregnant with their child. "I hope the child is not as silly as Haidar." I shook my head at the thought of that.

I walked into the room to check on him. Until there, I kept looking at his face. He did have a handsome face. With a sharp nose and a firm, downy jaw. That's what surprised me when I first looked at his face. He didn't look the slightest bit like a criminal. He looks more like a nobleman. Especially looking at his appearance earlier. His clothes were like Logan's, which were always made of the finest materials. I hate to think this, but they were almost the same. In fact, from the first time I saw him. I could feel it. They were both handsome and charming.

Although, I hope their traits are much different. Because Logan's behavior towards me has been outrageous. He kept annoying me to the deepest point of my life. And damn it! It still didn't make his handsome face fade into my brain. Even though I had rejected him and he had insulted me by comparing me to Grace. My heart still admired him.

Irritated, I kicked the foot of the bed in front of me. It made a noise and woke the man up.

"Aw! It hurts!" he moaned as he tried to hold his own head. However, the rope that tied his hands to the end of my bed restrained his movement. The situation shocked him. "What has happened? Where am I now? Why are my hands tied? And my head hurts like hell," He kept asking with a confused face. The man had indeed hit his head on a rock earlier and was bleeding. But with the knowledge that my mother taught me. I could bandage it with special leaves planted around the house. Mom intentionally planted many medicinal plants in our garden to heal people who were sick.

"You are in my house. I found you floating in the river," I replied expressionlessly.

"What? Floated down the river?" He repeated what I said with a face that seemed to be in deep thought.

"No need to pretend. I know what your plan is now. There's no need for you to deceive me. You better explain what you were really doing in that place!" I tried hard to look fiercely at her. So that he would admit his mistake. However, the man looked even more confused.

"What do you mean? I don't understand what you're talking about.”

"Don't lie. I know you're the Rogues who destroyed the wheat fields in the Northern Fields, right? Quickly tell me what you did that for? Tell me the truth or I'll tear your body apart with my claws!" I tried to bluff by showing my sharp claws in front of his face.

"Sorry. It seems you've misunderstood me. I'm not a member of the Rogues that you said. I am an Alpha prince of the Rookan Pack. My name is Frans. Frans Lewis," he blurted. Although I still doubted his words a little, I drew my claws to avoid the man's face.

"Don't lie. I will not forgive you. If you intend to play me!"

"I'm telling the truth. If you don't believe me. You can see the marks on my chest!" I looked at him suspiciously. Some of the fighting moves I knew were to touch the opponent's skin. I'm afraid she used that move because I haven't mastered how to fight her. "Why? You don't have to hesitate. I'm really telling the truth," she said reassuringly. I didn't want to look weak. I finally accepted his challenge. While keeping watch. I reached out to rip off Haidar's T-shirt that he was wearing. I was wide-eyed when I saw a picture of a wolf's head with arrows and bows on either side. It was obviously his pack identification. I also had one on my arm with a different image. Typical of the Black Moon Pack's identity.

"Look! I have a Pack, right?"

"But... but how did you get carried away by that river?"

"As I remember. Enemies attacked me while hunting. They chased the Guard and I until they separated us. They shot my leg with a Manggala tree root. So it became paralyzed. I fell into the abyss and it turned out that the bottom of the abyss was the big river," Frans said. Likewise, when mom came home. Mom nodded in agreement while looking at Frans' legs, which looked very limp, like he had no muscles at all.

"The Manggala tree does have a poison that is powerful enough to subdue nerves and muscles. No wonder your legs won't feel any stimulation as long as there's sap in them," Mom explained while staring at the dozens of small holes that looked more like black dots on the man's legs.

"Then will he be difficult to heal, Mom?" I asked, starting to feel worried.

"Yes. It will take a while for them to be sucked out one by one. Because if you let it disappear on its own. It would take decades for just one drop of the sap to enter our body," mom explained. "But first. You have to remove all the bonds from her body. She won't be able to leave. Even if she's left lying on the street," added the woman I respected so much.

"But, Mom-"

"Don't worry. Mommy knows what Mommy is saying to you." I nodded and was about to untie the four ropes binding her hands and feet. However, before I could untie any of the ropes, someone knocked loudly on my door.