Vengeance

I took a step closer to the man alone in the woods with me, my ears picked up the sounds of footsteps running through the woods in search of us. A small glow lit up the area around us and I watched as he stood frozen in fear.

I couldn’t hear Athena. You know when you wear earphones and someone’s talking to you but you can’t hear them? Their voice is muffled and far away. That’s how it was right now. I was in wolf form so shouldn’t our thoughts be one? Why was she far away?

“What are you?” He breathed staring up at me, dragging me from my thoughts. Cocking my head, I stop for a second caught off guard by his words. I watch him curiously before I remember he doesn’t matter. His fear doesn’t matter. He is irrelevant. What matters is my pack, my home, my love, and my vengeance. In order to be safe, I need to get rid of him.

The heat writhed within me and eased my