OK, I really do NOT like this chapter! I apologise that it took me so long to update but I have kind of been drifting with this chapter because, as I said,
I don't like it. I have a feeling that the next chapter will be soooo much better so please don't let this chapter put you off reading the rest of it!
Diana heard coyotes howling and shivered. Being stuck with Drake was bad enough but with a pack of mangy, probably hungry, coyotes on the loose, well, it just didn't bear thinking about. I wish Caine had listened to me when I said we shouldn't fight, Diana thought. If he had then- her thoughts were cut off by a low snarl. Looking up, she saw that Drake and Astrid had stopped walking. Standing directly in front of them was a pack of hungry-looking coyotes. "What do you want, Pack Leader?" Drake snapped to the biggest, scruffiest coyote. "Whip-Hand!" the coyote said in surprise. "Pack hungry. Pack leader take them to find food. Darkness say there is food this way." Pack Leader said, his eyes narrowing, his rough tongue running over his muzzle. He yipped a command to his pack. The whole pack, with Pack Leader at the front, moved forward as one. "Pack Leader NOT eat Whip-Hand!" Drake yelles as the coyotes advanced towards them. He was ignored. Drake raised his gun but it didn't deter the coyotes.
Astrid knew what she had to do. She didn't like it, in fact she HATED it, but it was the only way to save their lives. "Pack Leader." Astrid said, choking back sobs. "I know where you can get food." This caught their attention. Barking another command to the Pack, he turned to Astrid. The rest of the Pack stopped moving and looked eagerly at Astrid. "Well, human? Where is the food?" Pack Leader snarled. Astrid fought back tears as she pointed back the way she had just come with Drake and Diana. "B…back there." She whispered, hating herself more and more with each passing second. Pack Leader observed her, trying to see if she was lying. When he was satisfied that she was telling the truth, he yapped to the pack and they ran off.
She looked up and saw Drake and Diana staring at her. "Why did you do that, Astrid?" Diana asked her quietly, shock visible in her eyes. Astrid had to stifle a sob before she answered. "Because…because it was the only way I could think of to save our lives." She said before breaking down in tears.
"Oh, Astrid," Diana said. "You shouldn't have done that."
"What, so you'd rather be eaten alive by a bunch of hungry coyotes?" Drake asked her sceptically, raising an eyebrow. "It would be better than staying with you for much longer!" Diana snapped back at him. Drake glared at her. "You are going to regret that, Ladris!" Drake hissed menacingly.
Diana rolled her eyes. "You keep threatening me, Merwin, but you've yet to go through with it." She said.
Suddenly, Drake lifted his Whip-Hand and brought it down, hard, on Diana's face. Drops of blood started running down her cheek. "I'm sorry, was that meant to hurt?" Diana asked, wincing slightly. Drake frowned and then hit her again. "Don't worry; it'll be so much worse when we get to Coates." Drakes said coolly, smirking. Diana put her hand to her face and shuddered as she felt the blood running through her fingers. Silently, Astrid handed her a tissue and Diana pressed it against her cheek, hoping to stem the flow of blood. Diana nodded her thanks and grimaced. "Let's go." Drake said harshly. "We're nearly at Coates." He added, his shark-like grin making both girls flinch.
Not long after, the three of them found that they had arrived at Coates. To Astrid, it was as daunting inside as it was outside. Diana and Astrid followed Drake down a long corridor and up a few flights of stairs. He came to a stop outside a dorm room. Drake opened the door and pushed them both inside. "You'll both be staying here." He informed them. "I'll be right across the hall so I'll hear you if you try to escape. And you won't like me when I'm angry." He added. Diana glared fiercely at him. "We don't like you anyway." She muttered to Astrid, who smiled faintly. Drake glowered at her. "You'll both pay for that in the morning!" he told them cheerfully as he walked out the room, slamming the door shut. Drake opened the door to the room across from Diana and Astrid's and stepped inside.
Once again, I apologise for this chapter! I also realise that all the chapters so far have been really short – I'll TRY to make up for it by attempting to make the next chapter much longer! I'll also try and be quicker to update! Please R&R!