Chapter 21. The Beast in Her

"Izabella, stop..." 

That hoarse voice kept saying while his hand hugged her tightly. 

"Hey, it's me.... calm down," he said, his mouth pressed against her ear. "Stop, or you will put us both in danger."

Before she could speak, Aleksander suddenly teleported to the dense forest so that they could hide in the large trunks of the giant trees.

It took her strength to break free from the man's arms gripping her to see him face to face. To make sure that her imagination was not playing tricks on her.

"Oh, God... you're here…!" 

In a gust of emotion, she hugged the man tightly and simultaneously started crying on the man's shoulder. 

"What took you so long? I could have died…."

"I'm sorry, babe. I'm so sorry…." He said, feeling her pain, and her body trembled with fear. And terror was written on her face. Her body sagged heavily as she breathed and cried.

Aleksander heaved in a huge, gasping breath, pulling her clos