A loud howl rose and fell through the wood surrounding the young Red Cloak. She shivered, drawing the crimson garment tighter around her, and cursed the Captain who had sent her on this journey so late on the night of a full moon. A strong wind blew against her, carrying with it cold and tiny snow flakes that decorated her large, long-lashed blue eyes. In the satchel attached to her belt was the medicine she was ordered to deliver to the base across the woods, a tiny vial of purple fluid that would make well their ill General.
"You are the fleetest on foot Jocelyn," Captain Rodrick had chastised when she voiced her fears. "This task will bring you much recognition from General Ox, you should feel honored." He smirked as he said this, his gray eyes gleaming with cruelty. As she resigned herself to this dangerous task and turned to leave, she felt his hand grope her rear. She looked up, startled and shocked, but that look in his eyes told her it was best to keep silent. "Off you go then." She hurried out as quickly as she could.
Another frigid blast of air pulled her from her thoughts. The trees around her whipped about in the wind, looking like monstrously tall and wraith thin skeletons that loomed menacingly. Jocelyn thought that perhaps it would be best to start running again, to keep herself warm of course. No proper Red Cloak would be scared of a little darkness and wind. So she picked up the pace, her thigh-high boots sounding off with muffled thumps as she ran.
It wasn't until she had rounded a sharp corner in the wooded path that she noticed there was someone behind her. Stopping abruptly, she turned with a gasp to see a large shape dash from the path into the thick bushes beside the trail.
"Hello?" She called as she reached for the short sword strapped to her side. "Who's there?" A rustle in the trees beside her was, at first, the only reply. Then a low growl reached her ears. Panic took hold, she spun around and bolted as fast as she could, fearing the worst, and the sound of heavy paws crunching in the snow confirmed it. There was a lycan on her tail.
Fear blossomed anew within her chest and she pushed herself harder all the while knowing that death was inevitable. There was no possible way she could out run this beast. Regardless, on and on she ran driven by terror and the burning desire to live and though there were a few times when the creature had been so close behind her that she could nearly feel its breath on her neck, Jocelyn managed to stay just a few steps ahead. All too soon though, she grew tired , her legs were numb and her breath came in ragged gasps that burned her throat and lungs. She stumbled over a fallen branch and hit the frozen ground with a thud. The beast halted over her, she could see a massive black paw in front of her face and she began to sob softly, waiting for the final strike. When it didn't come, she slowly rolled over to face the creature.
The terrified young woman was greeted by the sight of a massive pair of jaws hovering over her face, complete with fangs, a large red tongue, and saliva that dripped off of its jowls on to her cheek. It panted heavily, its reeking breath ripe with the scent of blood. The beast's mouth came closer; she shuddered and cringed when she felt its nose rubbing against her neck. She expected for it to suddenly rear back and tear out her throat at any moment, but instead it inhaled deeply and ran its thick tongue along her flesh. Whimpering, Jocelyn meekly tried to push it away until a deep, menacing growl corrected her behavior.
The beast placed a mighty paw on each of her arms, pinning her in place as it grabbed the top of her breastplate with its teeth and tugged hard. The straps dug painfully into her sides until they finally began to snap and the metal piece was tossed into the snow and the same was done with her thick undershirt, ripping out the front completely so that her breasts were exposed to the cold winter air.
Jocelyn stared in horror at her naked chest and pert nipples when the creature bent down again and began to lick at them, occasionally taking one of the hardened buds between its teeth and nipping it just hard enough to hurt. Confused and shocked, she arched her body into the ground in a feeble attempt to escape it's tongue and was thoroughly punished for it with a hard bite and another growl. She screamed as teeth sank into the sensitive mound of flesh and tears rolled down her face. The tiny frozen trails they left across her cheeks were wiped away with another lick before the lycan stepped off her arms and walked back just enough to be standing over her waist.