Chapter 10

Haad had spread a thick layer of grass on the rock for Anna’s sleep. He asked Anna to sleep there and she stared at him with her furious eyes.

“Sleep yourself there. I don’t sleep.” She made a face.

“Don’t be stubborn, Anna.” He said calmly.

“I will. What will you do?” Anna said stubbornly and Haad approached her. Anna stopped breathing. Without saying a word, Haad wrapped his arms around her, carried and laid her down on the soft grass. Anna started screaming at him angrily but Haad put pressure on both her shoulders, forcing her to lie down. Anna chewed her lips sharply. Haad barely controlled his heart and moved away from her and leaned against a tree. Anna turned to the other side, started shedding silent tears, and then went down to the valleys of sleep. Haad stayed up all night. His eyes were fixed on the moon shining in the sky. It was a little less than the full moon. Haad knew that in four or five days the moon would be full and he would have to live as a wolf for one whole night. He never wanted this secret of his to be revealed. Anna already wanted to leave him. If she had known that Haad was a Werewolf, what would happen. This thought bothered Haad. He shook his head and tried to sleep, but could not sleep and the morning light spread everywhere. He looked at Anna. She was curling up towards him now. Haad stared at her for some moment. Then he got up and looked around. He was searching for water. The sound of water was coming from one side of the forest as if a river was flowing. He stepped forward, lifted Anna in his arms, and started walking towards the water. He saw a glimpse of water behind a clump of trees some distance away. He came closer. It was a very big and deep stream. Haad laid Anna on the green grass near the stream and went to the water to wash his face. Anna’s sleep was ended by the feeling of wet grass. When she heard the sound of the river flowing, she opened her eyes and got up. This is not the place where she slept. She guessed. She looked around. It was a beautiful sight. Flowering plants, rocks, dense trees, the morning white sky, the stream, and green grass were all presenting a fascinating panorama. She was obsessed with natural beauty. There was a small smile on her face.

“You got up. Wash your hands.” Haad’s voice came from behind and her smile disappeared.

“I don’t want to wash .” She spoke angrily.

“what did you say?” Haad approached her in a threatening tone.

“I … I said. I don’t want to wash my hands. I have to take a bath,” Anna said, looking around. At her wish, Haad thought that what to do now. He didn’t want to leave Anna alone, but she wanted to take a bath. And she could never take a bath in front of him. He looked at the stream. His eyes fell on the bank of the stream where the water was shallow and there was a round rock.

“Come with me,” he said, holding Anna’s arm and led her to the stream. He set her on a rock. Anna’s feet drowned in water.

“Stay here and take a bath. Don’t go any further.”

“I know. you go.” Anna said, shaking her feet in the water and he left worried. When he disappeared from her sight, Anna, following a dangerous thought, got up from the rock and started moving towards the middle part of the stream where the depth and flow of water were very high. Suddenly, her foot slipped and she fell into the water. A small scream came out of her lips and she began to move with a rapid flow. She did not try to save herself.

Haad, who was picking oranges from a tree for food, was startled by the sound of someone falling into the water. His heart skipped a beat. He threw the oranges there and ran towards the river. Anna was not on the rock. Seeing this, a shiver ran through his body. He quickly glanced at the stream. At a place where the stream was disappearing behind a mountain, he saw a glimpse of Anna. He controlled his tense nerves and quickly ran towards Anna. His speed was too high. Running in deep water in the middle of the stream, he reached the point from where the stream flowed around the mountain. Anna was still far away from him. The speed of the water was also very fast. He started running faster than before and managed to reach Anna a minute later. If there were a common man in place of Haad, he would never have succeeded, and if Haad had not been a Wolf, he would have hardly reached Anna. Or maybe he would lose her.

He grabbed the unconscious Anna and held it in his chest for a moment. The water hit him and was moving around him, but he stood still. Anna was not breathing. Knowing this, he also stopped breathing. He hurried out of the stream and laid Anna on the ground, pressing his hand to her chest. Water came out of her mouth but she did not regain consciousness. Her breathing was not restored. Haad’s heart trembled. He checked Anna’s heartbeat which was very slow. He got some encouragement. After some thought, he opened Anna’s lips and leaned over her. And he began to give his breath to her. After a few moments, Anna’s breath was restored and Haad became so happy. It was as if his lifeless body had come to life again. Now, he felt the soft touch of her lips. He did not want to stop feeling this sweetness but it could hurt anna. He moved his face away and looked at Anna. Their faces were four to five inches apart. Haad’s hot breath was falling on Anas’s face. He kept looking at her like this for many moments, then closed his eyes and leaned his forehead against Anna’s.

“You shouldn't have done that, Anna. damn it. You have to pay for it.” He murmured. When Anna opened her eyes, she saw him bent over her face. She stopped breathing. Her eyes were wide open and a small scream escaped from her lips. Haad opened his eyes and looked at her. Anna couldn’t bear his cold eyes. her eyelashes dropped down.

“Why did you do that?” He was asking in a cold tone. Anna’s spine tingled. She could not say anything.

“Say. Why did you do that to me?” Haad shouted angrily, shaking his shoulder. Anna gasped in fear.

“Why aren’t you answering?” Haad asked loudly, punching a rock on the ground with his hand. His anger was at its peak. The nerves of the whole body were raised. He had barely stopped himself from becoming the wolf. Seeing his bloody hand, another scream came out from Anna’s mouth. She was shocked to see Haad’s obsession.

“You are so eager to die. ok, I’ll kill you myself.” He spoke seriously.

“N … no.” Anna stammered and moved back.

“Why are you afraid? You are not afraid of death, that’s why you tried to die.” He erupted.

“It … it happened by mistake. I didn’t do it on purpose.” She didn’t know why she was lying.

“Don’t lie.” Haad interrupted angrily. She closed her eyes and tears began to flow down her cheeks. Haad’s anger subsided in an instant. He took a deep breath and turned his hand over his head.

“Stop crying,” he said in a commanding tone, but Anna’s crying grew louder. Haad grabbed her and held her to his chest. Anna did not try to resist. She had tried to die, but when she felt shortness of breath because of water, she was in severe pain. The fear of death was so high that she fainted. And when she regained consciousness, Haad became angry. At that time her condition was very bad. Haad’s chest made her feel safe. Her frightened heart began to calm down. She was sobbing like a small child holding Haad’s shirt and Haad was trying to normalize her by patting her head. His love was very strange.

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After a long journey, Zaria reached the place where her old teacher lived. But he was no longer there. Zaria was upset. He was her last hope. If she couldn’t find him, she would never be a witch in life again. She had traveled so far for him and was furious not to find him.

“Where did that old man go?” She gritted her teeth looking around. She was standing on the side of a road in front of which was the door of a small building. His old teacher lived in this building. He was quite famous. People used to come to him to get their aims by his magic. When people see someone better than themselves, they become jealous and tries to destroy them by magic. Zaria’s teacher used to help them by taking money from them. And they were all fans of him.

Zaria thought maybe he had gone somewhere. She waited for him. A man passed by her and she asked him about her old teacher.

“Listen. Where is the old man who lived here?”

“He’s dead,” the man said. Zaria was shocked. Her last hope had finished.

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It was noon. The sun was shining in the vast sky but there was no heat. The trees of the forest overshadowed the ground. The cold wind was blowing. The atmosphere was very calm. There were beautiful views everywhere. They had eaten oranges to lessen their appetite. Haad stopped talking to her after the incident happened in the morning as an expression of resentment. Anna felt his silence intensely but she could not say anything. She stayed in the same place for two hours and was bored. She got up and started walking to one side. Haad, who had been sitting quietly there for some distance, was alarmed to see her going somewhere.

“where are you going?” Haad got up, approaching her, and asked.

“I’m bored. I want to go for a walk in the forest.”

“Okay, let’s go.” Haad agreed. Anna made a face and started moving. After a while, a beautiful scene came in front of her and she enjoyed it. It was a view of a mountain slope. Anna wanted to go to the top of this mountain. But it was very difficult to get there.

“Do you want to go up?” Haad understood the sadness in her eyes. Anna looked at him in surprise. Seeing her surprise, Haad suppressed a smile, stepped forward, and lifted her in both arms.

“Ah … take me down. I’ll go myself.”

“You will fall,” Haad said.

“What if you will fall?” Anna raised her eyebrows and asked. Haad glanced at her.

“Then you will lift me.” He was joking very seriously. Anna concealed her laugh at his joke. She did not know when she put both her arms around Haad’s neck. Haad’s heart smiled.

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Sanan was sitting in his office listening to an urgent call when Aman entered the office room. Seeing him, Sanan shorted the conversation and hung up the phone

“Sir! The whole forest area has been checked but they have not been found anywhere. Maybe they have gone too far.” Aman reported to Sanan. Sanan silently thought for a while.

“Get the helicopter ready. I’ll go looking for them myself.” He said in a commanding tone. He had his own helicopter.

“How many people will go with you?” Aman asked.

“Three people and you,” Sanan said.

“Okay,” Aman said and walked out of the office.

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Haad and Anna had reached the top of the mountain. There was a deep gorge on the other side of the mountain, while on the right the top of the mountain was spread out in the shape of a zigzag and where it ended there was a snow-capped mountain. Anna was looking at that beautiful scene in amazement. And Haad was looking at her face fixedly. He believed that Anna would no longer try to die, but he was very careful. He was holding Anna’s hand tightly. And he was on the side where the gorge was.

“I want to eat that fruit,” Anna said, pointing to an apple tree. Haad saw her first, then the tree. It was a small tree. Haad approached that tree without leaving Anna’s hand, took off the apple, and gave it to her. Anna grabbed the apple, made a face, and started thinking about something, eating. Suddenly a trick came to her mind. She deliberately dropped the apple.

“My apple,” she shouted, looking at the apple, which had gone too far. Haad didn’t think that this could be Anna’s trick. He let go of Anna’s hand and proceeded to pick up the apple. He could be back in ten seconds. Those ten seconds were too much for Anna. She hurried to the edge of the mountain where there was a deep gorge on the other side. Haad, who was about to pick up the apple, stopped. And seeing her on the very edge of the mountain, his breath caught in his chest. She had not yet given up trying to escape. Haad got furious. He moved towards her but Anna raised her hand and stopped him.

“Don’t come near me. Otherwise, I’ll jump down,” she said fearlessly, looking into his eyes. Haad stopped there helplessly.

“I won’t come near you! Don’t go back down, come forward.” He roared in a low voice. Anna nodded in denial.

“I won’t come until you accept my condition.” Anna knew that she was his weakness. Taking advantage of this weakness, she wanted to escape from him. But she had no intention of committing suicide. She was only doing this to blackmail Haad.

“What do you want?” He could not do anything.

“I want freedom,” she said. Haad’s heart ached. His accompany was imprisonment for Anna. He was very sad to know this. He was looking at her with wet eyes. Anna, seeing him silent, moved her feet back a little.

“Okay. I accepted. Please don’t do that,” he pleaded quickly.

“Promise?” Anna said with uncertainty.

“I promise,” Haad spoke helplessly.

“We will separate from each other here. You will not stop me wherever I want to go,” Anna demanded in a commanding tone.

“It will be whatever you want. Now come here,” he said, moving forward.

“Look. If you cheat, you won’t be able to save me from dying next time.” She started to move forward, saing threateningly. At that moment a gust of wind came and Anna lost her balance. She was about to fall back when Haad rushed forward quickly, grabbed her hand, and pulled her towards him, putting his arm around her waist. She waved as an elastic twig came into his arms. She was more frightened of Haad than falling down. She was looking at him with terrified eyes while Haad was looking at her with his cold eyes.

“Y … you promised.” She reminded him of the promise in a scared tone.

“You have made a promise, too,” Haad said in an impassioned tone.

“Which promise?” Anna wondered.

“Promise of marriage,” Haad said and she remembered.

“That … I did it out of fear.” She wanted to avoid fulfilling that promise.

“I also promised you just because of fear,” Haad said. Anna had no chance to escape.

“Okay. I’ll marry you, but you won’t keep me with you.” Anna agreed. Unaware that she will not be able to get out of Haad’s captivity for the rest of her life after marriage. She did not know the importance of marriage. She was currently accepting his condition to get rid of Haad.

“A time will come when you will return to me,” Haad said, leaving her. Anna was freed. But his heart was not happy. She knew that she would miss Haad after going far away from him. She walked away thinking about it. Instead of walking with her, Haad started walking a few steps away to her left. Anna was not in the right direction. But Haad didn’t stop her. He wanted to spend as much time with her as possible and that this was possible as long as they lived in the forest.

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