at

and saw her smiling down at me. Was it all a dream, I wondered. She shook her head in the negative, reading my thoug

s into a bag. “Delay is dangerous.” I was confused and wante

? Why the haste? Are Fath

yed that the other half of my family had returned safe and sound. I had feared for the worse. She work

withdrew instinctively, wondering what was going on. My mother stopped her packing and left the room

ing my head slightly in obeisance as was required of me.

come in with him. The monster nodded once and gave us some privacy but he stood wit

as a seat. I reluctantly obeyed, noting that none of th

“do you know that you can put an end to this war,

c. How could I save my people, little as I was? However, i

o it immediately,” I assured him valiantly, unaware of my fate. H

en away to the Red Bone Pack as an alliance

ing to my feet, my wolf was enraged by the injustice done against me. She rose to her haunc

oat. I couldn't believe they were going to stand by and watch my father send me into the arms of those monsters. I

hy me? Why did you decide to dictate my destiny,

I held them off with all my might. Only cowards and wimps cried t

like my mother in character, soft-spoken and in love with nature.

e Alpha of the lycanthrope has promised to withdraw his forces and leave us alone if we give you to him. It hurts us dearly, sist

canthrope, they would wipe out the rest of our pack and if I agreed, I might never see my family again. I

ld belong to him, both soul and body forever till I faded away in death. The tears I had been fighting back broke out freely, staining my cheeks sha

fate,” I stated with a distant voice that wasn't mine. My mother came in at that

and it is for us to follow her will blindly. I can only pray that you find your way in this life. Remember, my girl, to be as cun

in his majesty. His back was covered with scars and ugly wounds and his skin looked as tough as leather. When he turned toward me, I almost fainted with fear. Dark fu

I was shackled both hands and feet and pushed along behind the warriors. I sucked up