One dark night in the middle of winter a lone male wolf ran through the snow. Eyes as dark as the night and fur to match. He carried a small bundle in his massive jaws. He fur painted red with the blood of the warriors from the Dark Knight Pack. The bundle in is mouth began to move and the whimpers of a young child could be heard in the gentle breeze. The male continued to run taking his prey with him. This child was worth the steal to him as she was powerful from birth. She was the only child of the Alpha and Luna of the Dark Knight Pack. He ran until he reached his own pack in the next state over. He had no children and his Luna had been killed months prior by his own hand. As he neared the pack house the child had begun to wail loudly causing other pack members to stare. His Beta met him at the bottom step of the pack house with a change of clothes in hand. He took the child from his Alpha and turned around so the Alpha could shift and change.
“Beta, take the child to a room and have an Omega shut her up.”
The Alpha said in a harsh voice as he made his way inside. The Beta dipped his head down and replied in a stern voice
“Yes, Alpha!”
*~16 years later~*
"I will get out of here one day and make you pay Alpha"
I shouted at the Alpha in front of me. He gave a bitter and cruel laugh
“Aww, you overestimate yourself Sweetheart. How cute…”
He said with an amused smile. I snarled at him and bared my teeth.
“You are a sorry excuse for an Alpha!”
I spat with venom. He shook his head as he walked closer to me.
“TSK, haven’t you learned by now that I own you?”
He asked as he roughly grabbed my chin. I snorted and glared directly into his eyes
“You wish you owned me…”
He let out a loud growl from my show of disrespect. I laughed humorlessly at his disgusting face.
~ “Chica. This will end bad, why do you continue to agitate him?”~
I heard the sweet chastisement of my wolf, Arya, in my mind. I inwardly chuckled and gave her a mental smirk.
~ “Oh Arya…you know he is weak…if he didn’t poison us all the time…I could kill him in seconds even without having shifted to you yet…” ~
She snickered and shook her head.
*slap*
I winced, but refused to make any outward sound. I refuse to give him the pleasure he seeks from torturing me. He has done this every day since I could remember. I have been so abused that I don’t think I could ever feel any emotions anymore. I am damaged, but I refuse to let him take my pride or dignity. I will get out of here and take his life from him. I just need an opportunity. I felt the familiar sting of the silver blade trailing down my back side.
“You will bear me a pup that will survive..”
I heard his voice by my ear and shuddered in disgust.
“It’s probably your sperm is weak..”
I said with pure disgust lacing my words. He growled and dug the blade deeper into my back.
“It always has to be the hard way with you doesn’t it?”
He asked as he moved around me to face me once again. I looked at him with a blank face giving him no reaction.
“Not even a little whimper today?”
He asked with an arched eyebrow. I glared at him and scowled.
“You never learn..”
He said with pure agitation in his voice. He growled a moment later and I kept my face blank.
“You behave…or your punishment will be terrible…”
He said with a growl before he turned to walk out the open cell door which he slammed shut. I arched an eyebrow as the door made a loud clang when it shut.
“Make sure you feed that thing…if she is carrying my pup…I need her fed…”
I heard him say to the guard as he left the basement completely. I smirked and then smiled wide. This is my chance.
A few hours had passed since Alpha had left. I knew he would be gone for at least the day because I had overhead about a meeting he had in another city to try and get an ally. I slipped my hands out of the shackles and broke the ankle shackles. It burnt terribly because of the silver/wolfsbane coating them, but I needed out. I had lost so much weight that it was easy for me to get my wrists free. I went and hid behind where the cell door would open.
“Time to eat..”
The guard said as he opened the door. I waited as I heard him open the cell door and step inside. I smirked and rested my eyes on his neck.
“Where?”
He asked in confusion upon not seeing me in the chains. I bent and picked up the knife that the Alpha had mistakenly left behind. I quietly stepped behind the guard with a wide smile.
“I waited for this for so long….”
I said as I slid the blade across the front of his neck. He turned and looked at me with wide eyes as blood pooled down his body.
“SURPRISE!”
I said before plunging the blade into his chest hitting him right in the heart.
“Your Alpha made a mistake…sorry you had to die..”
I said with a shrug and then walked out of the open door.
~ “Nice Job Artemis..” ~
Arya let out a soft laugh in my head as I walked. I laughed coldly then replied
“Well, my name does mean Butcher..”
She let out a howl full of laughter.
~ “Yeah and mine can mean lioness, or noble, or melody…” ~
She said with a smile.
“I would say lioness…more like wolfess…suits us..”
I said with a smirk. She nodded and gave a wolfish smile. She had figured out how to mask our scent even without shifting. I snuck out of the basement and ran out of the pack house. No one seemed to notice me as I ran past them. I smiled as I reached the border and ran over it. I ran as far as I could then stopped. I was in the middle of a human town about 7 hours away. I walked through and got strange looks from the humans I passed.
“OH GOOD HEAVENS!!”
I heard a woman shout as she looked at me. I turned to face her and arched an eyebrow at her.
“What?”
I asked as I crossed my arms over my bare chest.
“CHILD YOU WILL FALL ILL BEING OUT HERE LIKE THAT!”
She said loudly causing me to look down at myself. I looked back up confused and tilted my head to the side a little. She disappeared into a building near her then came out and handed me some items.
“What are these?”
I asked as I stared at the items she handed me. Her look of pure shock at my question caused me to snicker inwardly.
“Clothes, child these are clothes…you need to put them on..”
She said softly. I arched my eyebrow again looking confused as I asked
“Why?”
She let out a scoff before she replied
“Where you raised in the wild?”
“No..In a cell…in a basement…”
I said deadpan giving her a pointed look.
“Oh my goodness!”
She exclaimed in pure horror. She helped me slip into the clothes and explained what they were. A plain black t-shirt, a dark red skirt, a plain pair of black panties, black socks, and black sneakers. She then went into another building she called a store and came out with a puffy dark red thing that had a line of fur.
“Here, put your arms out..”
She said softly before she slipped my arms through the sleeves.
“This is a jacket dear, to keep you warm.“
She said and smiled as she took a step back to admire her work.
“Um…thank you.”
I said before turning and walking off. I was headed no where in particular. Two days later I found myself in another state completely.
~ “Hey Art…I think we are in someone’s territory…”~
I heard Arya say just before something moving fast slammed into my body causing me to go flying. I felt something pierce into my left lung and looked down as blood seeped out of my open mouth. I let out a pained and garbled breath. I groaned and looked up with startled eyes at a high pitched noise and saw the metal thing slide towards me. It hit me and I gasped as more blood flowed out of my mouth and I began to see dark spots.
“I’m sorry Arya…”
I said in my mind before everything went dark.
“Alpha Armand, It is so good to see you again.” Luna Claris said with a smile. I turned to her and smiled as I nodded my head in respect “It is always a pleasure to have your family visit.” She gave a sad smile when I mentioned her family. “Have you still not found your daughter?” I asked her with a look of sympathy. Alpha Wyatt looked at me and said in a low baritone voice “No, 16 years, and still no sign of our little girl.” He frowned and pulled Luna Claris closer to him. I frowned and met his gaze “I wish I could help you find her. Though it would be a miracle if she is still alive.” I said honestly. They both nodded and smiled at me. “There is always hope.” Luna Claris said softly. I smiled and nodded my head. We left the office of the pack house followed by Alpha Nate, his Beta Craig, and my Beta Jax. We entered out respective cars and headed towards the hospital in the center of town in my territory. We had a mixture of humans and wolves here, but everyone here
“I can’t believe we both found our mates at the same time.” I heard a male voice speak. “I am surprised of course, but it makes sense since we are pretty much brothers.” I heard another male voice speak. I could smell an intoxicating scent. It reminded me of books, the smell after it rains, and fresh coffee. I wanted to find the source of the smell. I could feel tingles and sparks in my left hand and wondered what they were from. I laid there trying to fight through the darkness to open my eyes. I smelt him before I heard him, Alpha Nate. I wanted to scream and cry and run away, but I couldn’t move. I was paralyzed. I heard a frantic beeping then an alarm going off. A few other panicked voices could be heard before I heard someone telling Alpha Nate to please leave the room. My eyes flew open the moment he was kicked out followed by the other male voice I heard. I tried to sit up but let out a yelp of pain and laid back down. I felt the sparks again as I looked down at the hand tha
I watched as Doc poked the needle into Artemis’s arm and injected the sleeping medicine. “I’m sorry my love. You need to rest. I promise you are safe.” I said just before her eyes closed. I laid her back down on the bed and sat back down. Jax shut the door as Doc took his place in the other chair again. “I apologize Alpha. I know we need answers, but that panic attack was not good for her or the pup.” Doc said as he ran a hand through his hair. I gave him a sad smile “I understand Doc. I just wonder who it was that traumatized her.” I said as Jax walked over and stood at the end of the bed. Doc frowned “It could possibly be someone that looks like Jax since she was staring his way.” Jax turned his head towards Doc with wide eyes “I would never!” Doc let out a snicker “I did not say you did Jax. I said it was possible that the person looked like you.” -“H…hello?”- I heard a soft feminine voice in my mind. Tafari let out a pleased howl in my mind right after the v
I woke up to an irritating beeping noise. I growled at the noise before slowly opening my eyes. I heard a soft chuckle as my eyes took in the room. I made a confused faced as my gaze fell upon Alpha Armand. “What?” I asked softly as his eyes locked on mine.“You just growled at the heart monitor…unless you were growling at me?” He asked with a smile. I looked over at the machine making the beeping noise and scowled at it. I heard him chuckle again and my heart did a flip. I sat in silence for a few moments before I answered him.“I was growling at the beeping because it annoyed me.”I watched as he laughed causing his shoulders to shake slightly. I let my lips tilt into a slight smile. Something in me loved seeing him laughing.“Can I leave yet?”
I smiled as I watched my lovely mate sleeping. A knock on the door had me turning my head as I said “Come in.” Jax walked in with and shut the door behind him before he sat down in the other empty chair on the other side of the hospital bed. “So how is the Luna doing?” He asked as he leaned back into the seat. I looked back towards Artemis as I spoke softly “She just went back to sleep not too long ago. She has a lot to learn about life.” He arched an eyebrow so I continued to talk “She had a sandwich and said it was the best thing she had ever eaten. She didn’t know the difference between mating and rape…She went through so much that I am surprised she even survived. She didn’t trust the food either..apparently she got used to eating poiso
I had been enjoying a nice date with Valerian. We watched a movie, had dinner, and were in my room at the pack house making out when the doorbell rang. I let out frustrated groan and pulled my shirt back on before heading downstairs to answer the door. I plastered on a smile and a cheerful voice when I opened the door and saw Luna’s parents standing there. “Good Evening Alpha Wyatt and Luna Claris, What can I do for you?” They both gave polite smiles as I moved out of the door and let them inside. We went to the living room and sat down just before Valerian came waltzing in the room with his shirt messily buttoned back together. I averted my eyes as Titus, my wolf, decided to let out a low growl of approval. Valerian walked over and sat next to me with a smile.“Good Evening, who might this be?” Luna Claris greeted Valerian and then asked me. I could
It has been 16 years since we last saw our little girl. My mind was blank when we first saw her on that hospital bed. I couldn’t believe it. She was alive and breathing after all this time. I never found the wolf that took her and that made me angry. I had been standing in the hall with Claris and our son Titan when she had the panic attack. I frowned as I wondered if she was really our little girl. I didn’t want to get my hopes up just to have them crushed again, but she did resemble Claris quite a bit. She had my hair color and nose, but everything else screamed Claris. I let doubt creep into my mind because we thought we had found her once before, but that turned out to be just a human girl. I let out a sigh and agreed to do a DNA and paternity test. Titan and Claris whispered amongst themselves as I listened in on the conversation going on in the room after that panic attack. My eyes narrowed at Alpha Nate and Beta Craig. I had my suspicions on who had taken her as the gears in
**Artemis P.O.V.** Iwoke up to something heavy weighing me down. When my eyes opened there was a large black wolf with its head on my stomach. I wiggled uncomfortably as my body felt stiff. I winced a little as a pain in my ribs reared its ugly head to life. As I wiggled the wolf turned to look at me and I gasped when I saw its cobalt blue eyes. ~ “That’s Tafari. He is Armand’s wolf”~ Arya said in our shared mind. I smiled down at the wolf and lifted my right hand to put it on his back. “Hello Tafari” I said softly as I ran my hand along his back. He let out a purr like noise and pressed his side closer to me. I could see in his eyes that he was happy I was awake. After a few moments I let out a sigh. “Tafari, it