The Blood Red Wolf

Haley “Haley you are going to be late for school!” “I’m coming mom!” I slept through my alarm again. If I make mom late to work because she has to drop me off I’ll be grounded for sure. I can see from my bedroom window the bus is already pulling up, making me rush downstairs. “Bye mom! Bye Dad!” “See you after school little wolf,” yells dad. I hop on the bus and sit next to my best friend, Grace. She has beautiful, wavy chocolate brown hair with stunning green eyes. All the boys love her and sometimes I am a bit jealous. “Hey Haley, did you hear?” “Hear what?” “Jake took over his father’s position early. Alpha has cancer. Alpha Jake is going to be visiting all the schools to show off his title.” “That’s sad about Alpha Leo though, he has been a good Alpha.” “Yeah, my big brother says Jake is a jerk.” “You coming to my birthday party this weekend, yeah?” “Of course! I wouldn’t dare miss you turning eleven!” We smile as we get off the bus discussing my birthday plans. Luck

Haley I watch in horror as wild rogues break into our cabin. Wild rogues tend to lose their humanity after being in wolf form too long and kill without a second thought. My father has shifted into his wolf, Max, fighting them off to give my mother time to save me. My father is bleeding in several places as the rogues continue to sink their teeth into his skin. My mother picks me, rushing me upstairs and I watch with tears in my eyes as my father disappears from view as he cries out. My mother is emotionless as she locks her bedroom door, pushing her heavy dresser in front of it. She quickly throws my winter boots and a winter coat on me. She jumps from the banging at the door and hearing the growls from the rogues. “Haley you must run and don’t stop!” She is opening the bedroom window and ushering me out into the cold winter forest. It’s pitch black out with no moon out tonight, making it difficult to see since I do not have my wolf yet. The trees are bare of leaves and a white b

Haley I get back downstairs and wake up the girls. We all get ready for today when we hear commotion upstairs. We rush up the steps to find James being dragged along the ground by silver chains hooked up to quads. We stand on the patio and watch in horror. “Now James, did you really think you wouldn’t get caught?” “Alpha, please have mercy.” “Mercy? I don’t think that is a part of my vocabulary now is it Beta?” Alpha Jake and the rest of his wolves laugh though I know this isn’t a joke. Alpha Jake doesn’t do mercy, I just hope they kill him quickly. “Not that I recall Alpha,” laughs beta Carson. “Now was it just you or did you have some help?” James eyes flicker to mine before back down on the ground. Shit. I didn’t help him exactly but I didn’t alert the guards either. Alpha Jake turns and looks my way. He makes a tsking sound as he walks towards me. “Girls leave and start your chores. Now,” I whisper to them as I watch Alpha Jake get closer. Samantha and Ashley leave me

Alpha Avery “No! Please let me go!” “Shut the brat up already," yells the rogue leader. “Victor they’re here for him, we need to get out of here now! We’re being slaughtered.” “Throw him in the tank,” orders Victor “Get off of me!” I struggle against the disgusting rogue's claws. He drags me to the tank filled with water infused with wolfsbane. I wish I had by wolf, we would’ve kill these bastards already. I do my best to try and claw out his eyes with my dull finger nails but that just pisses him off more. The metal lid to the tank bangs as it is opened. The smell off wolfsbane hits my nose and I it makes me want to vomit. “Avery!” I hear my dad’s voice through the mind link just as I am being tossed in the tank. The lid is slammed shut and locked. My whole body burns as the wolfsbane soaks into my skin. I bang against the lid as I try to stay afloat. “Daddy!” I begin to sink to the bottom, my lungs filling with the wolfsbane water, burning me from the inside out. I si

Alpha Avery The next day I am awakened early by border portal. I rush out the door and head to their location. Something about two she-wolves in distress, seeking sanctuary. When I arrive I am shocked at the two girls appearance. They have refused to shift, but even in their wolf forms I can tell they very thin like they have been starved. I order my men to back up and give them space. “Grab me some tee-shirts for them.” “Yes, Alpha.” “We are not going to hurt you. Please shift so I can speak with you.” I can see the girls hesitate as one of them begins to shift while the other whimpers at her. I toss the blonde the tee shirt for her to put on. “Please don’t send us back, we'd rather you kill us than send us back.” “Back to where?” “Red Moon.” “Were you two slaves?” “Yes Alpha.” The poor girl has tears in eyes and such fear. She is taking in her surroundings and I can tell she is preparing to book it if necessary. “You are in Crescent Moon. We are the first pack to have ab