Salem The morning I was still asleep, not realizing it was daylight. A sharp sound behind the door awakened me. I jumped up and ran to the stairs, scenting that it was another wolf outside. Madison had heard the sound and came downstairs. I ran past her upstairs and stood at the corner of the stairs so that no one could see me, frightened. "It's okay; it's probably someone from the pack visiting me," said Madison softly. My head slowly peeped at her from the corner of the stairs. She smiled at me and reassured me that everything was going to be okay. She then went to open the door. As she did, I quickly hid back in the corner of the stairs to see who was here to see her. It was the first wolf I had met the day I left the depths of the forest to hunt for a meal. He was the one who caught me and the one who knocked me out and made me unconscious. I remembered his name. I'll never forget it. His name was Alaric. "Alaric, what are you doing here?" asked Madison curiously. "Good mor
Salem I ran around the living room like a headless cockroach, not knowing where to hide. It was impossible for me to hide from another wolf. My stench was too strong for him not to pick up. I had to find a room that was strong enough to keep me safe until Madison arrived. "Madison," the alpha, began to knock on the door. His knock was so powerful that I heard the roof of the house shake. "Madison, if you don't answer me, I'm going to have to break down the door, assuming you've been hurt by that scoundrel you regretfully let in." Immediately, I ran upstairs. I fall on the final step, hitting my face. I quickly picked myself up and ran to the spare room Madison had given me. I closed the door as I did and hid in the closet full of clothes. As I did, I listened attentively downstairs. I heard the door open with a loud sound, and my heart raced heavily in my chest. I'm dead; it's all I could think of. Madison Where are you? I am worried. I needed her to be here to save me again. Tea
Salem I wasn't scared of being seen by any member of The Dark Blood Pack or even their alpha, knowing that he had agreed to give me 5 days to see if I was worthy to be a part of his pack. I know it wasn't for me, nor did he care that he almost killed me. He did it all for Madison, his aunt. My pain and my tears didn't allow him to show me any mercy, for I was nothing to him. I felt the horrible marking he gave me burn, recollecting the day he wrote nothing on my forehead with his claw. I was truly nothing to him, and I know for sure he'll never allow me to pass any of his tests to be a part of his pack. "Rain, please stop!" I heard Madison behind me. I looked behind me, and there I saw her in her wolf form, chasing me. "I know you're scared about what happened, but look at it—you've been given a chance to be a part of this pack." My head turned away from her, not wanting to hear what she had to say. I was not safe with her as long as her nephew was the ruler of the pack. I would b
Salem In the morning, after sniffing my breakfast, I went back to lie at the front door until it was time to leave. Madison was going to carry me to the alpha's home. My head lifted as I heard Madison approach me. "I know you're nervous about today; I'm too, but you need to eat," she told me. My head turned away from her, not wanting to. "Please drink something then," she begged me. I got up and followed her into the dining room. She poured a glass of milk into a bowl. I drank it. I then went back to the door, worried about the difficult task the cruel alpha had already planned for me. Madison hurriedly left the dining room and ran upstairs. I knew at that moment that it was time for us to leave. I stood up as I saw her returning downstairs. "Before we leave, I want to say something to you," said Madison. I looked at her. "Though my nephew is cruel to you, I want you to know that you are here for a purpose by the moon goddess, and she has chosen you to be a part of this pack.
Salem "I didn't steal anything; I put everything back into its place," I confessed as I saw Alaric's claw emerge from his finger, and his brown eyes leered at me with anger as he came close to me. "I'm going to cut off your paws for stealing from the alpha," he warned me. I remembered what had happened to my tail. I had lost it to my pack's enemy. I spun around, ran into a room, and exited the alpha's home through an open door. The door led me to the back of his house. I ran fast for my life as Alaric chased me in his large brown wolf form. I quickly made a turn to escape into the forest, and I squealed as I felt my body shove to the ground. I rolled and landed straight on my back. "You're going to pay for stealing from us!" Alaric growled as he sank his claws into my belly. I whimpered in pain. He pushed his sharp claw further into my body, and I felt my body shift. I was now in my human form after 12 years. My long, blonde, silky hair spread out along the ground as if it had no
Salem My long hair brushed against the floor; I touched it. It was so soft in the palm of my hands. My hand slid along it, and my head lowered, staring at my breast. They were strange. The nipples of my breast were weird and much different from my wolf form. I felt them; they were firm, round, and smooth. I began to observe my olive skin tone, unlike my furry wolf form. I barely had any hair on my skin to keep me warm. How did they manage every day to walk around in their human form without their fur to keep them warm? I thought. I then realized that's why they wore the strange covering Madison referred to as clothes. It was like their human fur, one of their many, because it wasn't as permanent as the fur of the wolf's skin. My body shivered, feeling a bit cold. My hands wrapped around my body, finding warmth. My eyes paused at my forehead, and a strong feeling of sadness hit me, seeing the marking on my forehead: 'nothing'. I wanted to cry, but I couldn't. Madison had become suspi
SalemI returned his stare, but I was scared and nervous. I wasn't prepared to beg him to give me a second chance to be a part of his pack. I didn't know I would have difficulty doing so.I tried to tell him who I was and why I was there, but I found myself stuttering.His stare of surprise soon turned into a grave look, and my heart raced.I held tightly onto his desk as he walked straight toward me and stood before me like a tall tree, towering above. My head rose, staring into blood-red eyes, scared."What are you doing in my house?" he asked acidly."I, I," I tried to explain to him again, but I kept on stuttering repeatedly, fearing him."Are you here to charm me as you did, Alaric?" he asked bitterly.My eyes widen at his remark."I know she-wolves like you, who believed they can seduce an alpha in trying to get whatever they want with their beauty, but it won't work on me," said the alpha as he looked me dead in the eyes."Wolves like you disgust me, and that mark on your forehe
Salem Being locked away in the house almost the entire day, Madison suggested we take a walk to see around her land. "What if the alpha sees me?" I said worriedly. "You'll be fine," retorted Madison, sounding certain we'd be. I had doubts that the alpha would have issues with me being on his land. After all, he wanted nothing to do with me. "I don't want to go." "No, you have to," disagreed Madison. "A wolf cannot be indoors every day; you need to take a walk or a run and enjoy it outside," protested Madison. It was true, but I fear upsetting the alpha anymore. "I'll stay outside on the porch and take a short walk around your house," I suggested. "No, no," retorted Madison. "I know I promised you that I wouldn't pressure you to do anything, but I have to break that promise; we're going for a walk whether you like it or not." Madison held me by the hand as we left the house, leaving her small piece of land. I smelled the air and felt the cool breeze touching my skin. My eye