Hunter

Tempestuous
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The Hunter rarely gives himself away.

Hunter


Jonghyun peaked outside the hut, checking to see if we were being spied on. I got off the mattress on the floor. I felt fine enough to amble around the room a little. My muscles were sore, though.
When Jonghyun had confirmed that the coast seemed clear, I sighed and said, "Tell me what you know."

Jonghyun shrugged. His eyes dropped down to his bare feet. Footwear wasn't allowed here. It was supposedly a part of the dress code.
But I knew the real reason: it makes it harder for us city kids to run without shoes. We won't get far.

"Hyunjeong, I never thought I'd admit this, but I'm scared." Jonghyun ran a hand through his hair, worried.
Normally, I would have laughed and told him that he was a wimp. But there is nothing normal about being held hostage in a dangerous territory with possibly rabid werewolves running around at all times of the day.

"I know. I'm scared too. That's why we should work together." I reasoned. "They're probably still listening in on us, though, so we have to be careful."

Jonghyun nodded. "Here's what I know. Before he and Namjoo went to look for you, Eric told me that you needed to read the book. He said it was important that you do so." Jonghyun told me. "But I don't know where the book is."

"The little brown book that Suho gave him on the first night?" 

"Yes, that one. Eric seemed possessed, though. It was like he was following his orders. Namjoo, too. She must have been terrified, but her eyes were soulless, hollow. Maybe it was some ancient tribal voodoo."

"Voodoo?" That sounded silly. But given the circumstances, we couldn't rule out that possibility entirely. "Whose orders did they seem to be follo

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[Tempestuous] The mini-scenarios / conversations that take place in the beginning of each chapter combine to form clues. These lines are also, in some sense, clues in themselves.

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Nicole121314 #1
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Maybe something is watching them and Kris save her.

This is very interesting but sad to say i have to wait til the next chapter. But when hehe. Ill just wait patiently... 😀
Nicole121314 #2
Chapter 8: Yeah this ia gruesome but part of your story... im sure anyone who read this would understand..
Nicole121314 #3
Chapter 7: Uhoh... how Jonghyun did he know about the bodies and wolves??? Hmmm
Nicole121314 #4
Chapter 6: Uhoh... she had no would then i lresume it was one who save her. Might be Suho?..
Nicole121314 #5
Chapter 5: She must knew them in some sense especially she thought about Junmyeon which for sure is Suho real name here and he heard it in her thoughts. But how she knew the name??
Nicole121314 #6
Chapter 4: I think she saw something while sleep is eluding her..
Nicole121314 #7
Chapter 3: This is good. . Im loving it. .. i slowly reading this fic hehe
Nicole121314 #8
Chapter 2: Deer like must be Luhan... hehe
Nicole121314 #9
Chapter 1: Swon as a boss is demanding hahaha its like you caanot say NO because he will insist for you to say YES hehe
Nicole121314 #10
Just started reading upon a recommendation as she said its a good story... and read the comment's saying this is nice indeed. the story is not finished yet and the last update was since laat 2018. But still I'm about to get hooked on this....