Chapter 74: Protectively

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She quickly turned around to look behind her, but there was no one there. Tilting her head sideways, she wondered what was that sound.

Then, all of a sudden, there a big dog so white its fur was as white as snow.

Elle was unable to react for a moment. She kept herself still as the dog also stilled. Was that a wolf perhaps? There were wolves here?! How had she not heard about it before? She had not seen one the past few days she had been hiking in the morning, except for some other smaller and furry animals. Could it be because she had come out a little earlier today as she had skipped her usual light breakfast?

She was about to turn to Sebastian to tell him they should leave now, when she saw something red on the white wolf's back. That patch of red was so vivid especially with its snow-white fur as contrast. The wolf was really beautiful.