The Lycan King's Fate Calling novel Chapter 1156

Arron's POV:

I could feel someone looming over me, and then I felt hot breath fanning against my face. It was all I could do to remain still and not roll away in disgust.

I counted silently in my mind, bracing myself for what was to come. If the person was still there by the time I reached the count of five, I would strike.

1... 2... 3... 4...

Before I could get to the next digit, a cry came from the boy lying next to me.

I tensed up at the sound and grew even stiffer, scared to death that the kidnappers would turn on me next.

And then I heard a gut-wrenching wail as the boy begged for mercy. It was followed by a flurry of panicked footsteps and the sound of rustling clothes. I figured that the boy must have tried to escape, but was instantly caught and pulled back.

I inwardly sighed in relief, even though my heart was still thundering furiously inside my chest. Whoever had been staring at me had left to capture the boy.

I pricked up my ears to keep track of my surroundings. A ball of dread formed in the pit of my stomach when I only heard the boy's cries, his voice turning hoarse.

"Let me go! You devil!"

I heard the cracking sound of a slap, and then a werewolf snarled, "Shut up!"

It was quickly dawning on me that my chances of escaping unscathed were slim.

The boy had finally stopped yelling, and all I could hear were muffled sobs and soft whimpers. He sounded like a lost and wounded pup waiting for its mother to come and fetch it.

I suddenly heard another vicious smack, and I almost flinched. The same boy let out a bloodcurdling scream of pain.

"I told you to be quiet, you naughty boy! Now, look what you've done. You woke everybody up!"

Right on cue, I heard the murmur of movements around me. The other kids were rousing one after another, yet judging by their silence, they hadn't seemed to figure out what was happening just yet.

Since everyone was awake, there was no point in me pretending to be asleep anymore. It would only draw more suspicion.