Sin-Claire
Temptation is a Beast
- Joined
- Jun 21, 2020
- Location
- Texas, United States
Hannah felt a touch of trepidation as she urged her large black draft horse, Felipe, to continue plodding through the thick snow, even as the falling snowflakes obscured most of their vision. She didn't want to admit it but it seemed they were lost. A huge snowstorm had come up while she was making the journey home from the city and she couldn't see anything.
A lone wolf howled in the distance, the sound mournful and low, and then a second wolf answered, much closer than the last. Felipe's eyes rolled with terror and Hannah patted his neck to comfort him, feeling a tremor of her own fear surface. The snow in front of them shifted and she realized it was a giant white wolf, stalking towards them, it's teeth bared. Another shape shifted behind the first and Felipe gave a nervous whinny before turning to flee.
Hannah could only hang on, not willing to argue with the frightened horse. Still, they were crashing through the brush at an alarming rate and she couldn't see anything that might lay in their path. Hungry growls and yaps sounded behind them and Hannah made the mistake of looking back. Wolves raced along behind them, right on Felipe's hooves.
Before she could face forward a sense of weightlessness overtook her, and she heard Felipe's whinnying scream of panic. Hannah flew from Felipe's back before landing hard on snow, her body continuing to tumble end over end, the world spinning in a haze of white. When she came to a stop she gave a gentle groan, her mind and body disoriented. Raising her head, she turned to look at their surroundings. Felipe was struggling to his feet so Hannah began to do the same.
Low growls sounded out from above and her eyes flew up to see that they must have fallen down somewhat of a gully, the sides rising up sharply. Realizing that it was only a matter of time before the wolves found a way down Hannah hurried to her feet. Felipe had the same idea and the panicked horse immediately fled much to Hannah's dismay. "No!" she cried out, fingers reaching forward. Hearing the growls spreading out, Hannah turned and scrambled up the other side of the gully, slipping and sliding. She'd almost reached the top when she heard the snarl of a pursing wolf on her heels and kicked out with her boot. A satisfying yelp answered and she grabbed a small tree to pull herself up the rest of the way.
Immediately she ran, holding the riding skirt she wore up and out of the way. Mercifully heavy gates appeared before her with a castle in the background. She ran in through the gates and then foolishly realized she had no way to secure them shut. However, the chasing wolves stopped before reaching it, pacing warily with frustrated growls. Odd.
Picking herself up, she didn't question her good fortune and instead approached the castle doors, feeling frozen to the bone. Opening the wide door she peered her head in but saw no one and no lights. "Hello?" she called timidly, entering and shutting the door behind her, shivering once she was clear of the biting wind and snow.
A lone wolf howled in the distance, the sound mournful and low, and then a second wolf answered, much closer than the last. Felipe's eyes rolled with terror and Hannah patted his neck to comfort him, feeling a tremor of her own fear surface. The snow in front of them shifted and she realized it was a giant white wolf, stalking towards them, it's teeth bared. Another shape shifted behind the first and Felipe gave a nervous whinny before turning to flee.
Hannah could only hang on, not willing to argue with the frightened horse. Still, they were crashing through the brush at an alarming rate and she couldn't see anything that might lay in their path. Hungry growls and yaps sounded behind them and Hannah made the mistake of looking back. Wolves raced along behind them, right on Felipe's hooves.
Before she could face forward a sense of weightlessness overtook her, and she heard Felipe's whinnying scream of panic. Hannah flew from Felipe's back before landing hard on snow, her body continuing to tumble end over end, the world spinning in a haze of white. When she came to a stop she gave a gentle groan, her mind and body disoriented. Raising her head, she turned to look at their surroundings. Felipe was struggling to his feet so Hannah began to do the same.
Low growls sounded out from above and her eyes flew up to see that they must have fallen down somewhat of a gully, the sides rising up sharply. Realizing that it was only a matter of time before the wolves found a way down Hannah hurried to her feet. Felipe had the same idea and the panicked horse immediately fled much to Hannah's dismay. "No!" she cried out, fingers reaching forward. Hearing the growls spreading out, Hannah turned and scrambled up the other side of the gully, slipping and sliding. She'd almost reached the top when she heard the snarl of a pursing wolf on her heels and kicked out with her boot. A satisfying yelp answered and she grabbed a small tree to pull herself up the rest of the way.
Immediately she ran, holding the riding skirt she wore up and out of the way. Mercifully heavy gates appeared before her with a castle in the background. She ran in through the gates and then foolishly realized she had no way to secure them shut. However, the chasing wolves stopped before reaching it, pacing warily with frustrated growls. Odd.
Picking herself up, she didn't question her good fortune and instead approached the castle doors, feeling frozen to the bone. Opening the wide door she peered her head in but saw no one and no lights. "Hello?" she called timidly, entering and shutting the door behind her, shivering once she was clear of the biting wind and snow.