JULIE "If he's like the stories I've heard and the wars I've witnessed, then he'll certainly be expecting us. I have no doubt that he will be making arrangements to attack us as well, so what we can do for now is protect our numbers and try to gather more weapons. When we're ready enough, we'll destroy his pack and burn it to the ground." A twinge of discomfort settled in my chest, but I vehemently ignored it and instead began to think of ways to strengthen our pack.   Beside me, Sharon burst into a huge grin. "I get your point now, Julie. The best way to strengthen our defences and also our attacks is to get more weapons and landmass. I have the perfect idea." She clapped her hands in delight and brought out the map of all the packs she always carried in her trouser pocket. We looked at it for a moment and at the same time, our fingers tappe

*JULIE* I slowly blinked open my eyes again and a slight throb started at the front of my head as I adjusted to the dim light coming from in front of me. I brought my hands to my head and groaned softly just as a small shuffling started beside me. Curiously, I turned to my side and saw Sharon's head on my lap as she snored softly. I noticed my surroundings and it seemed like I was inside the easy to do tent Sharon usually carried for emergencies. Through a small crack in it, I saw that it was night time and a lone star twinkled in my sight. I rubbed my forehead, trying to remember what happened, but the last thing I recalled was feeling dizzy and shutting my eyes to rest. Had I fainted? Just at that moment, my friend woke up and I felt her hand on mine. "Julie, how are you f

Julie Immediately the men threw Sharon and I into the cage, they bolted it and turned to leave. I shook the cage furiously, screaming after them but they ignored me and walked away, leaving us in the dark tiny cell. Frustrated, I turned to my friend who was calmly sitting at a corner of the cell, my head bent over and I walked to meet her. My hands were still balled into fists and I wanted to punch the wall, but one look at the hard concrete and I knew it would be of no use. More than half of my people were dead from the few minutes of onslaught by Donald's pack. Even our attempt at escape was futile, as he still captured us eventually. Now my remaining army was in the other cells, injured and at near death. I continued to glare ahead of me, and after a moment, I screamed loudly till my throat started to hurt. Beside me, Sharon held

Donald I stormed into my office and slammed the door shut behind me, vaguely hearing the echo it made throughout the rest of the house. My mind was filled with so many thoughts about what to do with the elders as well as the rogues to prevent a clash from either side. On one side, the elders were thirsty for the blood of the rogues that had plagued their lives for more than half a decade, but on the other hand, my mate was among them. I groaned and buried my head between my hands. The unfortunate situation had left me looking like an enemy from both sides of the fence, not like I cared much about the rogues, but still. My phone vibrated inside my pocket and when I brought it out, there was a text from Damien. Unsurprisingly, he wanted to know if Julie and her rogues had truly been captured. A tingle ran through my back as I stared at

DONALD The night was silent, save for the occasional howling of my guards as they patrolled around the area, willing to sink their teeth and claws into any intruder. Valleyfield Pack had a huge expanse of land, running deep into the mountains and past some bodies of water. We had it all; land, water, shelter, population, everything except a Luna. My people had been asking for a queen to call their own for the past four years, and that was the only thing I hadn't been able to provide them. In my quest to look for my mate, I had toured all the kingdoms going to their most and least reclusive places to search for my mate. Everytime, I came back with a forlorn face, the disappointment in my elders and people disheartening. Finally, just when I decided to give up on the search, I found her. The person my people needed to finally be comple