It's burning red eyes locked unto mine, this time not with curiosity, but something darker. A heaviness pressed against my chest as if the very air bent beneath its gaze. I stared back, caught between fear and defiance, my mind torn I was torn between shifting into my wolf or staying in my human form. Shifting into my wolf would mean I was challenging it, a battle I wasn't sure I wanted to fight right now. Staying in human form left me exposed, weak and fragile. Any sudden attack will tear through me before I could react.It stepped forward, slow and deliberate. Another foot into my cave; less of it outside and more of it inside, invading my sanctuary. Its towering presence pressed the walls inward, stealing the air from my lungs. It looked down on me like a tiny insect at the mercy of a huge beast. Dark shadow flames kept emerging from its body giving it a more formless and scary look. I swallowed, frozen in place but alert. It just paused, eyes locked on mine not looking away for
I jogged through the woods, chuckling within me at the success of my mission. I used to hold Alpha Dominic in high stakes, thinking he was the strongest wolf there was but in reality he was just another random wolf.It's sad that it took me being a betrayed wolf to find out. A pack needs a strong alpha. The one that prepares ahead for anything; trains strong wolves to be ever ready to defend the pack, always sends out strong wolves to scout outside the pack territories in search of any danger, sees an attack before it happens and investigates an incident properly.But Alpha Dominic….I don't even know how to summarize his leadership. And now there's a planned attack on Ember Moon and he doesn't even know about it yet. My paws landed softly on the snow, it had stopped snowing now but there were still coats of snow on the forest floor. The cold sliced through my paws and I shivered. Both from the cold and the excitement of what just happened. Remembering their faces, their reactions e
My howl ripped through the town and the surrounding trees like a wave flowing over the sea. It broke the still and peaceful night. I could hear the distant whispers, the quickened heartbeats. I could smell their fear.They would mindlink quickly, telling everyone to stay indoors. Only the strong ones would come out.And just like I predicted, they came out in small numbers, each strong enough to fight.I decided to stay on the hill till dawn, to catch every reaction, to drink in every ounce of fear.Snow covered me like a blanket, but I didn't feel the cold at all. The anticipation of seeing them stumble upon my gift, to watch their reactions, to savour all their fears kept the chill from my bones I lay perfectly still, my eyes locked on them. Waiting for the guards to smell the death waiting for them.My earlier howl had shaken them, they stood on high alert. I could sense their fear. They stood on edge, scanning the shadows. They didn't know what it was, only that something was out
I was perched at an alley that connected to the forest. My eyes were on Isla, observing her reaction.She stood frozen, like someone had pressed her pause button. I could see her blinking repeatedly, almost like she was trying to convince herself that she didn't just see me. Slowly she raised her, scanning her surroundings with quick nervous glances. Horror was written all over her face as she peered at every passerby, looking for me.I was satisfied at the sight. she was horrified and doubting what her own eyes.Turning away, I slipped back into the woods as quietly as I came. Halfway through, I shifted and gripped the bag of what I bought with my fangs, running deeper intothe woods, away from Ember Moon, towards my cave.I had been waiting for midnight, it meant something was going to die. It finally came When I finally stepped outside, snow was falling. The first snow of the season, I took it as a good omen.Starting off at a slow jog, my paws landed silently on moss and grass. My
I hurried inside the cave, restless and in a dilemma.I was the white wolf; my duty was to protect my pack from danger of any kind, and that includes this coming attack. But the people I was meant to protect had betrayed me, so they didn't deserve my protection.I paced about the cave; I couldn't easily let go of what they'd done to me. I still wanted them to pay, but not like this.My senses suddenly caught an odd smell, and I paused. That was too strange to be a forest scent.Shifting into my wolf form, I peeped out through the vines. It was quiet and cold, really cold. But there was nothing out of the ordinary. I was about to turn back in when my nostrils caught a whiff of that horrifying smell: the rogue.But before I could confirm, the smell faded. No, I wasn't going to let it go.I rushed out, sprinting in the direction my instincts led me.My senses were on high alert. It almost seemed like it hadn't been here in the first place, as I quickly lost the trail. But I refused to g
I stood there for a while, watching their movements and trying to read their lips, hoping to catch what they were discussing.I caught the words "can be dangerous."I needed to get in there for a better angle.I regret not bringing some of that cash with me. Where would I have put it anyway?I slid through the glass doors and hurriedly walked to a table close to them, my head bowed and face covered.The playboy sat with his back to me, the bald guy on his left side, and the alpha was opposite them, facing me directly. But he was staring outside, at the same time listening to what the bald-headed guy was saying, his fingers drumming the side of his coffee cup rhythmically.“What would you like to order?" A cheerful waitress approached me, pen and notepad in hand.I was shocked; I drew my hoodie over my face and shook my head.“Can you give me just a minute? I'm trying to remember this food I've been dying to have," I lied.She nodded and walked away to another customer.I was attentive