He watched from the shadows of the beach.He watched and waited. The spray of the sea chilled his warm skin and his blood ran cold as he watched the scene play out before him and there was nothing that he could do to stop it.He had been standing there but a second when he watched her fall. Fall from the edge of the Blood Rock and into the depths of the sea.She fell silently, only the crashing of the waves filling space as it welcomed her to the deep. He moved without a conscious thought, his legs moving quickly as his chest felt a tightness like nothing before. He ran through the swell of the sea before he got no further on foot and dived in with urgency.He pulled in a deep breath to his lungs and swam deep, where the raging sea turned slow and peaceful.That was where he found her.Floating. Sinking.He gripped her tight and kicked to the surface, battling the waves to drag her back to land.Her body lay against the sand, cold and blue, for the first time in her
For thousands of years mankind ruled the earth.Built their cities and empires.Nurtured their greed and desires.Blinded themselves to the world around them.Their arrogance to the world they were destroying led to their demise.Rumours led some to believe a virus had spread, others spoke of how the very air they breathed was rejected by their lungs.Their extinction was lengthy and devastating.All that was left of them now were the remnants of their tall steel structures and old ghostly streets being retaken by the earth.With the destruction of mankind, it left a hole in the food chain.Now the wolves roamed freely.
The earth beneath her feet was damp with the remnants of the night’s rainfall. Moss and dirt sticking to the underneath of her feet as she walked the dense forest that surrounded her. Fog clung to the ground and tickled her bare legs as she walked.She had no destination in mind and instead took solace in the peace that the forest brought to her. She often wondered on her own, she preferred to be a lone wolf.She let her fingertips brush over the leaves of bushes and the bark of the surrounding trees as she continued walking. It wasn’t long before the forest began to melt away and she found herself on her usual cliffside, overlooking the vast lake within their territory. The rock beneath her feet felt rough against her bare soles as she crouched down. Her knuckles resting against the natural surface as she used her other hand to trail along each crevice and curve of the stone. She looked out at the lake as she did this, breathing in the view. Her mind at peace.Her ears pe
The morning air felt heavy against her lungs, frost hung from each leaf and stem of grass as the first signs of winter began to show. She was once again at her lookout spot, high in the hills with the perfect view of each part of the territory. She could see everything.One of the advantages of being a daughter of an Alpha brought particular gifts to her genome. She could read thermal signatures with her eyes by summoning her beast forward. Through rust coloured eyes she could see her pack mates in and around the pack clearing, the wolves on patrol, she could even see lesser animals, prey, as they wandered through the woods.It was a valuable gift that proved useful in many different situations, the protection of the pack being one of them. Hunting the other. It was mid-morning and the pack had only just begun to rise for the day. The air was cool, and the sun was low, casting golden patterns onto the horizon and the accompanying mountains.Their territory was rocky
Her heart beat a fast rhythm against her chest, sadness resonating in her bones as she waited for her father. He stood not far from her conversing with Beta Hokan about their departure. Her beast was anxious at the troubles they faced.Their trip south would take them a few hours with their enhanced agility, no need to hold back for slower wolves. She would match her father’s pace with ease. The messengers had left a trail for them to follow but they didn’t need it. They both remembered the way far too well.The memories that had plagued her since the messenger’s announcement the day before had troubled her, blood and death, so much death. It was a sickness upon her mind, her beast howled within her in pain.She hoped whatever they faced would not be a replay of the past.She toed at the moss beneath her feet and let her hands brush down the soft material of the long cloak she wore with a sigh. Her breath came out in a puff of white, the cold air bit against her skin but it
“I do not like my peace to be disturbed or for messengers to walk freely through my borders.” Her father’s voice spoke loud and true as the table around them was silent. It had not been long since her father had taken his seat and she took up her place behind him. Her arms held behind her back, covered by her cloak, made her stance threatening to all. Her father’s eyes glowed a bright amber as he spoke. His frustration evident in his voice. No Alpha liked their lines crossed. Her father had taken solace in the peace the forest brought to his mind. They had been so worked up on destruction and grief that the pack had almost turned into a ticking time bomb. They had nearly torn each other apart.“I’m sorry to have disturbed you, Jonah. But you cannot live in isolation any longer,” Alpha Michael spoke, irritation deep in his tone.The scar on his lip quirked up in a twisted manner as he spoke, her beast shivering in pleasure at it. She could still feel the feeling of
Michael’s face paled at her father’s words and looked towards her with fright in his eyes. Their last bought had not ended in his favour, his scared face was a testament to that. He shifted on his feet as his beast lurked below the surface. She could see the gears in his head turning as he searched for an exit to the situation.She watched as the veins in his arms bulged and his muscles clenched in his attempts to hold it off. He had lost his composure completely. She wondered if any of the Alpha’s were still worthy of their titles. If Michael was the strongest of them, he was a sorry excuse.She began to circle him, walking slowly around him, stalking. He turned his head to follow her movements, watching her carefully. She sensed every emotion that poured off of him. Fear, Anger, Nervousness. He was a wild animal trapped in a cage.She was his jailer.He knew all too well the destruction she could bring. She’d promised him that she would be his reaper. Her claws unfurled a
“The male.”Adelaide continued to move swiftly through the forest at a fast walk as her father strolled behind her. She let her eyes wander over various trees and plants as she looked for the signs that pointed them into the right direction. Her breathing deep as her mind thought internally to lock away the beast that had almost slipped.“What about him?” She asked.She picked some bark from a nearby tree, rubbing the coarse material between her fingers. She took a deep lungful of breath as she brought it to her nose, taking in the scent she was searching for.“You spared him.”Her father had stopped to lean against a tree as he regarded her, chewing on a stem of grass that rested between his lips. She stopped in her search, letting the bark drop to the forest floor with a soft crunch, before turning to her father with a sigh.All would find it questionable that she had spared the young were. She was known for her ruthlessness. Feral wolves were overruled by insti