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en from me in a cruel act of violence by my former mate. I couldn't just si

ow could he set fire to my parent's hut,

ew him as well as

stronger. Clothes, mementos, necessities—all packed in haste as I prepared to return to the pack I once called home. I knew Alpha

n in the short time I'd spent here, the room already held memories—both joyful and painful—but now

oor behind me, leaving be

stretching out before me like a murky river. It was night

time as any for m

f my step measured and deliberate. Each sound, whether it be the distant murmur of vo

t to hunt with his subjects. I kept myself glued to the shadows, pressing my body agai

ickly ducked into a nearby alcove, my heart hammering in my

and I kept myself hidd

ing. "We got news from Alpha Patrick that i

to hunt, I thought. This just

ased in his judgement." He mused. "I do not think we should make this more important than it is. If h

Alpha. We will send word to A

ase,

ir footsteps echoing down the corridor, I heaved a sigh of relief; the worst was over. Once the coas

lling me forward like a siren's call. With a final glance over my shoulder, I slipped through

Only two lone sentries stood at the pillars of the pack house on both ends. Th

of trees, casting dappled shadows on the ground below. With a deep breath, I closed my eyes and focused

ones shift and contort, muscles rippling beneath my flesh as my human form began to unravel. Fur sprouted from my skin, cove

crisp night air, the scent of pine and earth filling my nostrils. My senses were heightened now—I could smell every cr

, picking it up delicately in my jaws, befo

he exhilarating scent of freedom. Branches and foliage blurred past me in dizzying colour

en treated with scorn. I was now Vanessa the wolf—a creature of instinct and

echoing through the night as I embraced the wildness that