Wolf of Stone novel Chapter 49

Abel immediately shifted back into his wolf and ran in their direction without hesitation.

I acted immediately, "if you think you're capable enough to carry injured bodies, I want you to go with Abel to help the wolves that are in the forest. Immediately bring them to the hospital for treatment, NOW!"

I didn't expect Mira to release the stone wolves that quickly. This was all just chaos.

Meanwhile... back at the garden.

A woman blinked her eyes as the stone and debris around her crumbled. She coughed and sputtered as she took in fresh air for what felt like the first time in forever. How long has it been?

The cries of an infant sounded, and the woman quickly looked down at the baby in her arms, her eyes watering with relief.

"Oh, my baby," she sobbed, wrapping her arms tightly around the child and sprinkling kisses all over her child's face. Despite her entire body aching she felt relief that she survived this, that her baby survived being trapped under stone for what was probably years now.

It was torture for her, being aware of what was going on around her but not being able to move and speak, just trapped there for years, all alone.

She looked around at all the crumbling stone figures as many wolves and humans alike began emerging from underneath.

The entire clearing was in chaos as the injured ones cried out because of their wounds. There were even a few who collapsed and died instantly after being freed, wounded, or not wounded. Their bodies probably couldn't handle the pressure of being cursed for years and had long since given out while they were beneath the stone. She could feel their pain, their suffering but as much as she felt for them, she couldn't help but feel happy because her baby was one who survived.

She closed her eyes as she sat there in the chaotic clearing, laying her forehead against her child's as an image of that woman flashed before her. The woman she saw for years while buried beneath that stone, probably the only thing that kept her sane.

Was it that woman that saved them?

Silence.

The unnerving feeling of standing in a clearing surrounded by towering trees, where not a whisper of the wind nor the rustle of trees could be heard.

Deadly silence.

All alone.

Say something!

Say anything!

Speak goddammit!

Kill this silence that's slowly choking me.

There was nothing.

Elysia reciprocated my action and also placed her hand forward but as soon as our hands brushed, everything disappeared and I descended into darkness.

My eyes snapped open as I instantly shot up in bed, staring at my hand in wonder as the slight feeling of her hand lingered. My insides bubbled with excitement as I finally realized that I wasn't the only one to survive. My sister did as well.

I scanned my eyes around the walls of my room and frowned as I found myself on a hospital bed. Liza was in bed next to me, sleeping soundly while also trying to push me off the damn bed.

The door to my room was cracked open slightly and I could hear the bombardment of noise and movements occurring outside. The place was currently bustling.

I smacked Liza's head and watched as she blinked her eyes open in response.

"Why is it that you chose to share this small ass bed with the patient?"

Liza blinked tiredly as she sat up, "Huh?"

"What happened?" I asked, "are we at a hospital?"

She yawned and scratched her bird nest of a hair, "yeah we brought you here after you collapsed."

"What about Axil? And the others? Did the wolves in the garden survive? Did they capture Tiana? What's g-"