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Love Conquers

Chapter 2

Love Hurts

Humphrey panted heavily as he sprinted through the woods. He was following Kate's scent, but by the smell of the other three wolves, it wasn't looking good. He dodged branches, bushes, flying through the woods like a determined grey blur. Kate's scent slowly began to diminish, masked by the odor of mud and the other wolves.

"No no no! I can't lose her! Not now, not ever!" Humphrey pumped his legs twice as fast, flying like lightning in the sky.

Thunder bawled with white flashes of pure power, as they danced across the sky with finesse. Rain began to flood the land. Humphrey slipped in the mud, falling with a hard thud before sliding into a fallen log.

"OW! Well this is getting me nowhere fast." Humphrey tried to stand up, but his back right ankle exploded in pain as soon as he extended his leg. He let out a small whimper and fell back down to the ground.

"I'm so sorry Kate. I let you down." Humphrey began to cry quietly, knowing that his one true love was slipping further and further from his reach. He closed his eyes, hoping that when he opened them, he would be back at his den, and all this was a bad dream.

His mind slowly began to wander. Visions of Kate's beautiful smile, and gorgeous eyes dance around his head. His entire body tensed at the thought of anyone hurting her in any way

"No." Humphrey stomped his front paws on the ground, a wild look overtook his face. He was going to find Kate, and bring her home

He slowly stood up, gritting his teeth at the sheer pain that plagued his body. He stood up fully, steadying himself on the log he was next to. His newfound determination driving him to the point of pure animalistic rage. He sniffed the air wildly, trying to find the slightest hint of his tan beauty. The rain wasn't helping. Humphrey began to get frustrated. He slowly moved forward, trying to find her scent. Finally, after a few minutes of frustrated sighs, Humphrey caught something. The smell drifted through the wind like a faint breeze in a snowstorm. He inhaled the scent, and caught something familiar.

"KATE!" Humphrey took off like a rocket. His paw no longer mattered to him. Every second wasted was a second lost trying to find his love. He began to pick up pace. He ran so fast his kegs were about to fly off of him.

"Don't worry Kate! I'm coming!"

*ELSEWHERE*

Kate let out a soft groan. Her head ached, but she couldn't remember why. She went to rub her head with her paw, but was restricted by some rope. She moved her paws around and notice that she was tied up.

"Great. Scratch that off the bucket list." She looked around the room. It was too dark to see anything. All she could see was a wide opening to her left. A white wolf awaited outside, guarding it like a statue. This entire situation seemed so weird to her. Did she do something wrong? Where was Humphrey? Kate began to smile uncontrollably. Even the thought of him caused her to turn into a dopey idiot. Then it hit her. This whole situation, what happened prior. Her head sent waves of pain throughout the rest of her body. She let out another loud groan, which caught the attention of the white wolf guarding the den she was trapped in.

"Hey! She's awake!" the white wolf signaled to another wolf, and they both entered the den.

"Have a good sleep, sunshine?"

"Go choke on your own tail!" Kate growled at the wolf, who was obviously unsettled by her smart comment.

"Sounds like someone could use a time out" The black wolf said with a toothy grin and a loud wheeze-like chortle.

The white wolf leaned in towards Kate's ear. His hot breath nearly made Kate gag.

"You know. If you ever feel… "lonely" …I could help you with that." The white wolf nibbled on her ear, which gave Kate the chance to bite his ear, causing him to shriek in pain. He grabbed his right ear as blood slowly trickled down onto his fur.

"How's that for a lonely wolf!" Kate snarled at him. He began to get very angry, and glared down at her.

"I should just kill you right now!" He leaned in and put his claw up to her neck, slowly drawing blood. Kate whimpered in agony, and gulped, awaiting what evidently came next. The wolf raised his paw to slap her.

"NO!" A voice bellowed through the den, causing some dirt to fall from the roof onto the three wolves.

"If you so much as lay a paw on her, I will have your pelt as a throw rug!" A crimson wolf entered the den. He was absolutely massive. His head nearly grazed the top of the den as he entered. He was muscular to say the least. He walked in slowly, staring at the other two wolves with the same glowing red eyes her father had when she attacked him.

"Sorry sir. We were just teaching her a lesson." The two wolves laughed at each other, and high fived. The crimson wolf glared at the two, threatening them with only his eyes, which obviously worked.

The head wolf walked closer to Kate. His stature scared her. As he got closer, Kate flinched instinctively. She was afraid to stare into his eyes. The same eyes that her father had used to stare into her soul. The image of her father rotted at her brain. Was he okay? Why was he helping these wolves? Kate was caught in a trance. She didn't even notice that the head wolf was sitting right in front of her. He stomped his foot on the ground, snapping Kate back to reality. She pondered the seemlessly immortal figure that scowled in front of her.

"I apologize for my companions. They can be a bit of a pain." His voice was so enticing. He could shake the earth with nearly clearing his throat. So many questions flooded Kate's brain all at once.

"Why are you doing this to me!? What did you do to my father?! What do you want from Humphrey?'" The wolf stomped his foot again, shaking the entire den.

"You have no authority to speak to me in suck a tone! You forget who is the one tied up!" He turned and slowly headed towards the entrance to the den. He looked over his shoulder at the tan wolf who lay in the den.

"No matter. Answers won't be needed when we are done with you."

"What do you mean?" Kate tried to figure out what he meant, but this whole day hd just been so confusing.

"You'll find out soon enough." He signaled to the two wolves waiting outside. One held a dart in his mouth, full of a glowing blue liquid. The wolves approached Kate.

"W-wait. What are you- AHHH!"

*ELSEWHERE*

Humphrey had been running for about an hour now. His legs burned like fire, but he pushed on. Her scent was a little easier to follow since the rain had died down a little. The sound of rushing water began to grow louder. Kate's trail began to slowly fade away.

"Not again!" He took a left, out of the woods and found himself running next to a raging river. He skidded to a stop. Kate's scent was completely gone.

"They must have crossed the river! I have to find a way over!" Humphrey scanned the riverbank, in hopes of finding atleast a branch he could use to jump across. He turned around and backed up. Distancing himself from the river. He turned back around to face the raging flow of liquid. This river was the only thing that stood between him, and Kate. That wild look returned in Humphrey's eyes. He took a few steps back, and steadied himself.

"I have to do this. Kate would do this for me." Humphrey closed his eyes, visualizing his goal.

"Kate." With that final whisper in the dark, Humphrey lunged himself towards the river. Towards his certain doom, or towards the one he loves.

CLIFFHANGER! Hey guys! Thank you so much for reading. Again, I apologize if this chapter was poorly written, I didn't have a lot of time to write this. If you enjoyed, please don't forget to leave a review, and follow me and my stories THANK YOUUUU!