Prologue 1

'Mate!!!' Kalen's wolf howled excitedly in his head.

Kalen's eyes widened as he stared at the fearless little girl before him.

Her enchanting eyes held Kalen captive, pupils black as the darkest night, looking to hold a mystery within them, a mystery so intruging Kalen felt captivated and eager to solve it. 

The little girl's skin was a flawless almond, a tell tale sign of her African descent, her heart shaped face and perfectly positioned features had Kalen's heart thumping absurdly fast, her hair a thick mess of unruly curls giving her doll like features an untamed and unruly tint, her cheeks had a little baby fat giving her an over all cute look.

All in all, before Kalen stood an enchantingly beautiful little girl, one who would definitely grow up to be an unrivalled beauty.

Kalen knew he should not be having such thoughts of a little girl but he found it hard not to imagine her grown up self... when she would be all his.

"Mister, my mommy says staring at people is a rude thing to do." The little girl lectured with a huff, referring to how Kalen had not moved his gaze away from her since he had caught sight of her...but how could he?

Standing before him was his mate, this mouthy little girl....it was truly too unbelievable, notwithstanding Kalen calmed his elated heart as much as he could and focused on the matter at hand.

"What are you doing so deep in the forest?" Kalen asked the little girl, unable to keep the tenderness out of his voice, all Kalen's anger at hearing that there was a trespasser on Dark Moon territory quickly disappeared as he stared worriedly at the little girl that had somehow gotten so far into the forest that she was almost at the dark moon borders which was quite deep into the forest.

"The people from before also kept asking me this, before they called on you as well, can't I be in the forest? The forest isn't yours." The little girl replied with a firm tone.

Kalen raised an amused brow at the sight of the little girl's annoyed expression, wondering how he would explain to a little girl that the forest was in fact actually his?

Kalen could not find the words to start, he looked to his beta and third-in-command for help and both immediately avoided Kalen's gaze refusing to be involved, Kalen glared hatefully at them before deciding to go with what first came to mind.

"Uhmmm, yeeeaah, it's not mine... I work here, in a forest protection agency.... we're asking so much because the wild life here are really dangerous, it's not safe for a little girl like you to be wandering around here." Kalen explained carefully, the little girl studied him calmly for a short while before sighing dramatically.

"What danger? I can take care of myself so you need not be concerned." The little girl replied after a while of quiet and made to move past Kalen, Kalen blinked, exchanging a shocked look with his friends, 

'She can take care of herself and I need not be concerned....?' What kind of little girl was this? She did not look to be more than 4 or 5 years old, how could she speak so eloquently? And with such confidence, she truly seemed unaffected by Kalen's words, not even a little bit fearful...It was truly too scary.

Kalen quickly placed a hand out to stop her, she glanced questioningly at Kalen's hand before looking up to him with a glance that said to quickly explain his interference.

"... what... where are you going?!" Kalen asked her, unable to comprehend what he was seeing, she frowned slightly, giving Kalen an exasperated look as if saying she was tired of explaining it to him.

"Over there of course, where you told me not to go...as much as I enjoyed our conversation, I have serious business to attend to, I truly must be on my way, so regretfully I cannot stay for anymore chit chat, it was nice meeting you though." The little girl replied, dismissing Kalen with a wave of her hand.

Kalen's jaws dropped open in shock and the wolves behind him struggled to contain their laughter, failing terribly as soon the quiet atmosphere in the forest was interrupted by loud boisterous laughter, Kalen shook off his shock, flashing his wolves a deadly glare that silenced them immediately.

"Little one, you really can't go there!" Kalen exclaimed in frustration, the little girl merely gave him a blank look in response.

"Why are you getting angry at me? I should be the one angry since my path is being blocked... make way!" The little girl demanded and the pack warriors burst into laughter again, Kalen's lips twitched at the little girl's fiery attitude and he raised an amused brow.

"Alright, I won't get angry anymore... can you at least tell me why you have to go further?" Kalen compromised and he could hear his warriors gasping behind him, Kalen frowned wondering what was going through their minds.

(Pack warriors thoughts: To have lived to see the day our cold Alpha is completely subdued...and by a little girl at that...we have truly lived a fulfilling life...)

"I'm looking for inspiration." The little girl replied with a shrug.

Kalen's jaws dropped once again at the little girl's words and the little girl sighed in annoyance, her exasperated gaze moving from Kalen to his warriors, Kalen did not have to look to know his warriors were all in the same shocked condition as he was.

"Inspiration...? In a dark forest?...at night?...are you looking for inspiration to murder?" Kalen's third-in-command asked the little girl in bafflement, the little girl threw him a dirty look.

"Why would I need inspiration to kill someone.... I just have to go ahead and kill them and be done with it, it's not as big a deal as this." The little girl replied,

Once again, Kalen and his pack warriors had to pick their jaws off the ground.