Chapter 4: Out of the Shadows

The wind brushed against my fur as I speed through the woods, dashing left and right and jumping over the fallen trees in my attempt to avoid any obstacles that could potentially slow me down.

I can't lose my daughter, she's all that I have.

I heard thumping of paws followed by multiple snarls. I know that my pack is right behind me, ready to face danger and will do our best to stop the Rogues.

Rogues are Werewolves who had been kicked out of the pack or had left on their free will. Only a few are considered good and it is rare to encounter the good ones.

But in this case, the Rogues that we will face have no intention in showing us kindness.

Rogues are frowned upon by the Werewolf Realm. The reasons why they left is often because they have trouble following authoritative figures. They go rabid, insane and would kill anyone that would stand in their way.

They would lose their sense of humanity letting their animalistic instinct take full control.

We, Werewolves believes in order and balance and they (The Rogues) upsets the circle of nature. And they must be stopped before anything drastic could happen. The werewolf committee has been doing theirvery best to control the Rogues's situationbut even with the help of the Royal wolves they are still struggling.

My adrenaline was pumping, I could feel it course through my veins powering me up and giving me the sudden rush that I need in order to reach my daughter in time. I just wish I'm not too late.

We were near the edge of the tree lines when we heard the deafening screams of humans.

That only means one thing. We were too late.

The humans have already seen them.

Werewolves existence will probably be in the news headlines later .

Well, I guess Creatures of the Nights are now probably Out Of The Shadows.

The best thing that we can do now is to protect the humans from the Rogues. I'm pretty sure that they are scared and they are out of their wits end. 

Emerging from the trees. After decades of living in the shadows we had finally shown ourselves. 

But this is not the kind of introduction that I have in mind. But none the less we need to step up and protect the humankind from the dark forces of the supernatural world.

Springing into action, I commanded my wolves to help and secure the safety of the humans. I shifted into my human form and some followed while others stayed in their wolf forms battling with the Rogues.

I can clearly see that the city has been a total wreck.

Cars were littered on the streets, some are even on top of the others. Heck even some of the buildings are on fire. Broken glasses can be seen everywhere.

This is not an ordinary Rogue attack. It is impossible for them to orchestrate an attack like this. They usually go in small groups, not like this number.

Looking around I mindlinked my Delta  'Chris. Send in more Etas, we need a lot of back up.'

It took him a few seconds before replying 'They are on their way Alpha'.

I have been trying to communicate with my Beta but he seems to not be responding. I had helped numerous humans tramped in their cars but Michael is still unreachable.

I tried contacting Beta Female Corinne bet there is something blocking our mental link.

My frustration is growing every second.

Not far from where I was pulling another human stuck in the back seat. His car was trampled over and was squished in between two cars.

Just as I was about to pull him out I heard a scream. Looking at the direction of the scream, I saw a human cornered by a brown colored Rogue.

Letting go of his hand "I will be right back" was all I managed to say to the guy when I went straight into the Rogue, I shifted mid air and I landed on top of him. Without wasting any second I sank my canines on his jugular vein ending his pathetic life.

Morphing back to my human form I asked the lady "Are you okay?" But when she opened her mouth, her eyes rolled back and fainted.

Right before she could hit the ground I caught her in my arms. I released a huff and rolled my eyes. Puny humans.

I cannot just leave her here since it is unsafe. I've decided to carry her and walked to the direction of the guy who I was helping earlier. I laid her besides the wrecked car and pulled the guy out seeing as he already managed to crawl midway out.

"I don't know her name but can you watch over her. Until she wakes up."

"Thank you for saving our lives." I just give him a little nod and shifted into my wolf. On my way to the mall I managed to kill 3 more Rogues.

Everywhere around me I could hear and feel that the battle is still ranging on. I was so confused on the number of wolves coming out from the direction of the woods, there seemed to be an endless supply of Rogues.

I was in the middle of battling with two Rogues when I received a mental message from my Theta.

'Alpha, we have found Beta Michael and Beta Female Corinne at the ground floor right outside the ice cream shop. They are both unconscious and are littered with scars. I'm using my affinity to heal them.'

'What about my daughter, Erica?!'

'Delta Chris was looking for her.'

I was so engrossed in the mental conversation me and Andrew were having that I failed to realize that I'm still  in the middle of fighting.

The Rogues took that opportunity to pounce on me at the same time. I was able to dodge the other one but the second one had caught my hind legs on his mouth. I yanked my feet away from his teeth and I growled at him when he managed to tore a chunk of flesh from my legs.

The other one tried to pounce on me again but I managed to side step swiftly. He was a little too slow cause I bit on his neck and shakes my head causing my canines to dig deeper. He let out a whimper as he met his doom.

The other Rogue growled at me and tried to attack me but just like the other one he was no match to an Alpha. He too met his end.

I shifted into my human form and blood was still pouring out from my wound. Pushing myself up I was able to limp my way into the mall. I need to find my daughter.

When I got there, I looked down and saw that my wound is almost healed.

I easily spotted my Theta healing my Michael and Corrine. Blood was everywhere and I saw Corrinne's arm was twisted in a weird angle.

Seeing both my Betas condition I started to fear for my daughter's well being. She's only two!

I sniffed the air. Concentrating  hard on her scent but my heart sank when I smelled her blood. She's hurt!

"Be careful Alpha." Was the last thing I heard from Andrew as I jumped and shift into mid air.

Releasing a ferocious growl I followed my daughter's scent.

No one messes with the Alpha's Daughter.