Chapter 4
Wolf and Virginia woke up early the next morning. They finished packing and made a quick breakfast. They were just about ready to leave when suddenly, Virginia thought of something.
"Wolf! I have to run over to Grandma's house."
"Why, my sweet little lamb chop? We were just there yesterday."
"I know, and I think I forgot my purse there. Let me just run over there and as soon as I get back, we can leave. It will only take me a minute. I promise"
"Oh, OK." Wolf went over and gave her a kiss before she took off out the door. Well, might as well watch TV then. Wolf went over and lay down on the couch and turned on the television. A few minutes later he fell asleep.
Virginia hurried downstairs and walked as quickly as she could towards the entrance. She wasn't paying much attention and didn't even notice the three men come inside. She bumped into one of them and kept walking, yelling "Sorry" behind her back. She flagged down a taxi and hopped inside and quickly told the driver where to go.
Wolf woke up when he heard someone at the door. Figuring it was Virginia; he went over to open it. However, when he got to there, he could tell it wasn't Virginia. It wasn't her scent coming from the other side of the door. For some reason, the scent seemed familiar, but he couldn't remember from where. He barely had the door open before he was hit on top of his head with something hard. The last thing he saw before blacking out on the floor was three men smiling at him.
Virginia arrived back at her apartment less than an hour later. She had found her purse right where she had left it at her grandmother's house. She stayed and talked for only a minute, before rushing home. As she came to the door to their apartment, she saw that the door was slightly open. A little worried she walked inside.
"Wolf?" No answer. "Wolf? Wolf!" Virginia ran through the whole apartment looking for him. He was nowhere to be found. Panicking, Virginia ran out to see if he was in the halls. "Wolf?!" Still no answer. Tears started to form in her eyes as she went back inside. On the kitchen table there was a note; "You're next."
Virginia grabbed her bag with her clothes and took off out the door. She practically ran to Central Park. She didn't know what to do. A part of her was hoping that this was just a sick joke and that Wolf was hiding somewhere watching her. But deep down, she knew that he would never do that to her. The only thing she could think of was to go to Wendell's castle and ask him for help. Virginia didn't think that anyone here would kidnap Wolf. Why would they choose him? She had so many questions and no answers. Who took Wolf? What did they want with Wolf and her self? She was trying not to cry, but was not doing a good job of it. The note that the kidnapper left was in her hand. Tears falling down her cheeks, she finally got to where the mirror to the Kingdoms was. A thought hit her. She knew deep down that the kidnapper had come from the Kingdoms, but how did they get here? The traveling mirror should be under heavy guard at the castle. The portal was open, and she wasted no time in going through. Trying to wipe away all of her tears, she stepped through the portal to the Fourth Kingdom.