Chapter 3

She struggled against the binds that held her. When she opened her eyes she saw a fire burning just behind a large rock. She also felt the wet ground and smelled the dirty unwashed bodies of men. She almost gagged at their inhumanly disgusting scent. Gwen knew she was no longer in New York City and remembered very little of how she arrived here in this place. She remembered showering and getting ready for the small party she was always given. When she left the bathroom though all she could remember was something covering her mouth and nose.

Where was Wylie when she needed him? In fact what was bothering him so much when they left through the portal? Why did he back away after he kissed her too? Was she really that bad of a kisser, or did her breath smell funny? Maybe he was just having a freak moment and that was why he kissed her.

Wait what was she thinking, here she was tied and laying on the ground with smelly men all around, and she was worrying about a kiss that had to have happened a good three hours or so ago. Wylie may have been her long time crush but this was a serious problem. She had to figure out how to get away and then after that she had to find out just where the heck she was.

"Hey! Boss the princess woke up!"

Gwen looked about to find a burly hairy guy leaning against a nearby rock. With one inhale she could tell that a lot of the body odor was emanating from him.

"Kee...keep your voice down I got a headache."

Gwen barely recognized her own voice it was so groggy and distorted. She cleared her throat several times and then just stared at the guy. He got up and walked away from her. Gwen saw something coming out the back of his pant but thought nothing of it because many guys wore chains and such on their pants.

Moments later Gwen was pulled to her feet and taken closer to the fire. The same man who smelled pushed her down to sit next to the fire. She turned and threw him a dirty look then looked to the man across the fire from her. He was dark, and was ruggedly handsome. Gwen grinned a little and looked down at herself. She had on her thigh hugging baby pink skirt that went to her knees and a plain black halter-top on her hair was dried with a bit of dirt in it from where she had been lying in the mud. She had on her black baby doll flats with a single strap across the top of them. When she looked back up the man was gone.

"You don't know what we are do you?"

Gwen gasped to find that the man was now right next to her and invading her personal bubble. The only person to ever do that was Wylie and even her learned not to do that.

"Should I know anything beyond you kidnapped me from my home?"

"No I suppose not. By the name I'm Orlando. General of the wolves and adviser to the Wolf King of the 4th Kingdom."

"I'm sure it's a pleasure. I'm Gwendolyn, where am I, may I ask?"

Orlando gave a dashing half smile and slid even closer to her.

"Why the 4th kingdom of course. Our king wishes to see you."

"Wait is this place through the portal?"

"What a smart young woman and so fresh. You truly know nothing of this place or anything of the ruler."

Gwen looked away. If there was one thing she hated it was being told she knew nothing. She had always excelled in schooling and if she lagged in any subject Wylie was there to help her.

"Sir why did you kidnap me though, all you had to do was tell me that your king requested an audience with and I would have been happy to comply."

"Please call me Orlando and, well, miss this has to be done in secret and we are sure you would have wanted to warn your parents and that just cannot be done. You have been brought here in the utmost secrecy."

"Why me though. I'm just a simple girl from New York?"

"You are the most beautiful woman I have yet to see though."

Orlando started to gently rub her lower back and let out a low growl. Wylie always growled when she would play with his hair or hug him a bit longer than was necessary.

Why was she continually comparing him to Wylie? Orlando had yet to find her repulsive as Wylie obviously had. Wait though didn't Orlando says wolves?

"Orlando did you say you were general of the wolves?"

"Yes they are our finest soldiers here in the 4th kingdom."

"Wolves are savage animals though they cannot be taught military strategies."

"You really don't know anything, do you?"

Sorry this isn't more interesting I had a bit of writer's block. Plus I needed to thicken the plot and it just happens to sound so boring. Please review and critique me. Thanks Iiya-yasha