Salem
My four feet were carrying me from the depths of the forest, further away from my home. I could feel how unsafe it was where I was heading. The more I trotted, the more I glanced behind me until my home was nowhere in my sight.
What was I doing?
As much as I feared dying of hunger, I, too, could die outside of the depths of the forest.
I paused, panting under a large tree, at my troublesome thoughts.
My tongue hung from my mouth as I took quick breaths, and my heart palpitated as I observed my new surroundings. The sight of it gave me chills. There was too much light where I was. I was visible and easily seen by other predators, such as wolves, which was not good. I could never feel safe here.
My ears and nose were on alert the entire time for any wolf that could possibly spot me. Luckily, I sensed none. I had enough time to quickly catch my prey and hurriedly return. My back rested against the tree, and my body quivered nervously as my eyes closed and my nose raised, sniffing through the air for any small creature lurking by. My eyes peeled open, and my body jumped, sensing a rabbit nearby. I could be lucky enough to find its burrow. I trotted through the forest. My heart leaped with joy, and I darted between the bushes. I saw food: a fat brown rabbit having its breakfast of grasses. It was a great time to slowly sneak up on it. I glued my eyes to it as I stealthily crept toward it. No, I foolishly stepped on a piece of dried stick. The rabbit heard me and started fleeing. I raced behind it and grabbed it by the neck before it could jump into its burrow. I killed it and was fortunate to be guided to its home. My mouth was covered with its blood. I took his lifeless body into my mouth, ready to return him. Suddenly, I halted, and my gaze fixated on its resting place. A small hole in the ground. If I could find one or three more of its kind, I could survive for days without having to leave my home for hunting again, and hopefully, things will get back to normal at home.
I laid my meal on the grass and began digging into his home. With excitement, I dug faster. Hearing about 6, I assumed. They tried to escape as soon as I spotted them. It was a member of its family, along with a tiny baby. I had planned to eat the baby first to gain enough strength to return. I killed all five and threw them beside my first kill. The baby rabbit squeaked terrifyingly as my sharp teeth pierced into its neck. On the spur of the moment, my body flew into my catches, causing them to spread about. I quickly stood up, and my eyes widened, scared to death. A large, dark brown wolf was standing before me. His eyes glared into mine while he growled. I spun around for a split second to escape. I was scared stiff when I discovered that more wolves were behind me. They encircled me. Six of them have different shades of brown and black. They were large—too large for me—and seemed strong enough to put up a fight.
I whimpered.
There was no way I could escape them alive. At that moment, I wished I had never broken my grandmother's promise, for my pack enemies had found me. I was going to die. I will no longer be the last wolf in my pack alive.
Their sharp teeth snapped at me while they growled and snarled. I was horror-stricken within the center. My head kept turning to see if anyone was trying to secretly attack me from any angle, and my body kept quivering. I was having a hard time standing on my four feet.
One on my left tried to attack me from my side. I growled at him, scared to the bone to back away. He stopped, not at my warning but at another wolf's command.
"Damian, remember, punishing an outsider is not our job."
"I see you've all caught the outsider, a rather filthy one." I smelled another wolf, different from the six wolves who surrounded me.
I glanced behind me to see where the seventh wolf was, and my body felt like it received a hard strike at how frightened I was. It was the first time I saw a male wolf in its second form, human form. His skin was furless, and he was covered in some strange covering that was as if it were human fur. The strange object he had was smooth, like skin without fur.
As the man's dark eyes went to mine, my body lowered, and I tucked in my tail, whimpering out of fear.
Was he the alpha, the leader of the Grey Pack? I worried. I felt the urge to cry, but I tried not to.
My marks weren't showing. How could they possibly see I was a survivor of The River Pack?
"Put her down after completing your training," he instructed.
Was I going to die? I whimpered for my life.
"I'll take her out on my own," said the first wolf who attacked me as he entered the circle.
My body went downward into the grass, onto my side, surrendering to him. There was no way I could possibly take on him or any of them.
"She's submitting to you, Alaric. She knows she is unable to beat you," their leader said.
"Tie her up," he then added.
The first wolf shifted into his second form. He had dark brown eyes and hair, and he was tall.
I whimpered on the ground as they threw him a chain.
"You have no right to hunt in the Dark Blood Pack without our permission," he told me.
At that moment, I realized they were not my enemy's pack.
My eyes widen as the dark-brown-haired male raises the chain in his hand and quickly lowers it to my head. It closed as the chain came down with force.
Salem I was unconscious from the first hit. I found out after awakening from a sharp pain in my side. There, I discovered my body was tied to two back feet while I was dragged along a rocky path. I wanted to cry, already knowing my fate. It was difficult not to, knowing that your life was about to come to an end and that there was nothing you could do about it. They hauled my body along the ground like I was nothing. "The filthy scoundrel has finally decided to wake up," said one of the wolves behind me, who seemed to be on alert if I should try to escape somehow. The leader and the dark brown-haired male who was pulling my body along the path turned to look at me. "She awakens for her beating," he said with a laugh, turning back around. They all joined in. I felt a lump form in my throat, and tears slowly formed in my eyes, causing the place to become blurry. As much as I was in a terrible situation, I could never reveal my identity. I blinked back the tears in my eyes. "Wolv
Salem "Take her to the meeting square. I will be with you within a minute," said the alpha as his angry eyes left mine and he hurriedly returned inside his home. My eyes never left him as he did. I was still frightened by his growl. His growl was so powerful. Once again, they were forcefully pulling me away from my home. As they did, I whined and they kicked me to the side to shut me up. I growled in pain. I felt tears forming in my eyes, but again, I managed to fight them back and conceal my identity. They pulled into a strange area. Several wolves were there. In the center of the area, they tied me to a pole. I immediately stood on my feet as they did. I tried to break the chain, but with every attempt, I failed. I was still weak from hunger, and the chain was too strong for me. I looked around terrifyingly at everyone while my heart raced in my chest. They all just stood there, waiting to see what was going to happen. "He's here." I heard a whisper in the crowd. My attention
Salem "You've become such a heartless Alpha ever since you returned from that strange land. Don't you see you're killing a she-wolf who seemed much younger than your sister?" she complained. "Leave Madison; you have no business here," warned the alpha. "I do." I felt the woman stand before me. "I will not stand here like all the other she-wolves and watch you mistreat her," she protested. "She's not like anyone of the she-wolves in this pack; she's a thief and scoundrel just like her kind." "I don’t care. I will not stand here and watch her die," said the strange wolf, fighting hard to protect me. "Fine. I will leave her to you, but make sure she comes off my land before noon." I heard the alpha grumble as he walked away. "You all go home as well!" yelled the female at the crowd, disappointedly. "I'm so sorry about what happened to you; I wish I was here in time to save you," she then said to me. She was an elderly, dark-haired lady. I wanted to cry, thankful that she had the
Salem I was still in the same spot as yesterday. The outside was soaked with rain from all my tears, and my fur remained smeared in blood—blood that was now dried to my fur, reminding me of every scar the cruel alpha gave me. My wounds had closed up, but they left scars that seemed they were never going to go away. Raindrops found their way into the tree, creating a small puddle. My head looked down into it, and tears formed in my eyes seeing the word he wrote on my forehead—nothing. I whimpered, recalling him saying it. His voice kept repeating in my head, and I spun around, changing my position. My ears suddenly rose, and my nose sniffed, scenting that I was not alone. Wolves were near my home. I stood up, frightened, trying to locate their direction. I sensed one not too far from the tree I was, but the other I had somehow lost his scent. I had to leave, knowing I wasn't safe here. How did they find my territory? I couldn't help thinking I was the one who led them here after lea
Salem "If you disobey me, your alpha, I will ensure that you are expelled from this pack, regardless of the fact that you are my father's only sister or my aunt." I whimpered and passed, fearing what the alpha had said. I know how painful it feels to be alone. I couldn't allow her to be expelled from her pack because of me. I didn't plan to stay with her either. I was not safe here or with the alpha. I planned to leave when I sensed the departure of the two wolves. "Come, don't worry about me," said Madison, sensing I wasn't following her. "I would rather leave this pack than stay with an alpha that is heartless and cruel." I started on my way with her again. "Do you hear me, Madison?" I again heard the alpha yell. I glanced behind me, and my head quickly turned back around at the deadly stare the alpha gave me. Madison led me to a peculiar house nestled amidst towering trees. A brown house that was surrounded by tall trees. The place was beautiful and felt peaceful. It somehow
Salem I whimpered, frightened, and in pain. He bit off my tail. "When I'm through with you, you won't look like a wolf, you scoundrel. You and your kind don't deserve to be called wolves; you're all low-life and a disgusting rogue." Immediately, I turned around to flee for my life. He leaped readily to sink his teeth into my neck. My eyes closed, preparing for my death. Suddenly, my eyes opened upon hearing a fight. I was surprised to see two wolves from the Dark Moon Pack fighting the two grey wolves. Quickly, I turned around and ran away from them. Tears emerged from my eyes. I could not fight back the tears from the great pain I was undergoing. The Grey Pack had killed my entire pack, robbing me of a life of happiness and peace I could have had, and now one had bitten off my tail. I returned in the same direction I was coming from, not having anywhere else to go. The rain caused by my tears soaked my body. I ran for my life and for my safety, scared that the Grey Pack might some
Salem It felt wrong to trust a she-wolf I barely knew. I understand the reason she was so interested in giving me a home was because of her daughter, who was kidnapped from her, and so showing pure kindness towards me was a way for her that if her daughter was to be still alive, the same way she was treating me, her daughter would somehow receive the same treatment. "Wow, the breeze is blowing very hard; it seems like it's going to rain soon again," said Madison. My head held straight away from hers. "You don't have to stay on the porch all day; remember, I gave you a nice and cozy spare room upstairs." I said nothing, still looking away from her. I gazed at the tree branches as they were blown gently by the wind. "Rain." My head finally turned to her. "I know you're having doubts about staying here with me, but I assure you, you're in the safest place." Once again, my head turned away in disbelief. "Please shift into your human form and get yourself cleaned up for supper."
Salem The morning I was still asleep, not realizing it was daylight. A sharp sound behind the door awakened me. I jumped up and ran to the stairs, scenting that it was another wolf outside. Madison had heard the sound and came downstairs. I ran past her upstairs and stood at the corner of the stairs so that no one could see me, frightened. "It's okay; it's probably someone from the pack visiting me," said Madison softly. My head slowly peeped at her from the corner of the stairs. She smiled at me and reassured me that everything was going to be okay. She then went to open the door. As she did, I quickly hid back in the corner of the stairs to see who was here to see her. It was the first wolf I had met the day I left the depths of the forest to hunt for a meal. He was the one who caught me and the one who knocked me out and made me unconscious. I remembered his name. I'll never forget it. His name was Alaric. "Alaric, what are you doing here?" asked Madison curiously. "Good mor