~Austin’s Point of View~ I woke just as the sun was rising, I could see it peeking through the one little window of the treehouse. I looked at my chest to see the sweetest creature imaginable, the girl of my dreams cradled safely in my arms.I didn’t deserve her, I had nothing to offer but a life of heartache and violence. A million males would be lined up for this beauty. She came from a good family and she was delicate but you could tell she had a determined side. She wouldn’t be a pushover … and the most impressive thing about her? She wasn’t afraid of me. She should have been.I stroked her dark brown hair, now a bit of a frizzy mess. She smelled so good and I knew I had to leave her. My heart was so drawn to her, I never should have climbed up in this damn treehouse.

~Aleksey’s Point of View~ “Again! Keep your elbows high,” the trainer yelled. I continued to take jabs at the punching bag, letting out all my aggression. “I’ve never seen someone come in already so well trained, so tough. You float like a butterfly and sting like a bee,” the trainer said, impressed. I didn’t know if this guy was poetic or he was quoting something. It wasn’t like I got to watch TV very much.“When you have to fight for survival you get tough,” I said, taking another punch.“Let's take a break kid, I’m tired just lookin’ at ya. You got a name,” he ask

December, 2017   ~Aleksey’s Point of View~   It had been roughly two years since I had my first shift, and Father gave me more responsibility with each passing month … and less to his own flesh and blood. For now, Maxim didn’t seem to care. Pussy and booze, parties and blow … that was his life. He was pissing it away and it didn’t go unnoticed by the family. However my sister, Alexandra was taking to the life well but she was still a pup. They called me “the fly” because even though no one saw me, I was never far. I would hover over them and know all their secrets. I was in every room, listening and seeing. I had spies everywhere on the family payroll, or ones I blackmailed into working for me. I loved all the technology and listening devices, it was all at my fingertips. To be boss of t

~Emilia’s Point of View~ After running for hours, the snow began to get deeper, and trying to get through it was too exhausting. My companion also seemed tired and led us back to our clothes. If shifting into my wolf had almost killed me, I couldn’t imagine how getting back to my human side would go.Even as a wolf I was still able to think as Emmy, still have thoughts. But I couldn’t necessarily control my wolf’s actions, she completely had a mind and personality all her own. She was very playful but also loved to hunt and could rip a live critter to shreds without a second thought. That was going to take some getting used to. I watched my hero as he shifted back, his rich brown fur suddenly disappearing to his white skin, which still had a good bit of hair. Emmy, blushed

~A Week Later~   ~Aleksey’s Point of View~   I’d been sitting in my car outside this aunt Renee’s house for two hours. There were at least four people in the house and I wasn’t comfortable going into that many sets of eyes. Everything about my work was always quiet, in secret. I hated being exposed, being seen.  RING RING RING RING “Yeah,” I said, answering my phone. “I got it here boss on the lawyer's paperwork. Payment to a private school in Switzerland, I googled it and got the address. I’m trying to hack their records now, just to confirm she’s there. I don’t think you need the aunt now,” Robert, my computer guru said.  I sighed, in ut