“They are gone! How can they be gone like that?” I felt frustration and anger knowing that three of our best red wolves had been lost to what I best guess was the Mystic Moon Pack. My fist pounded into the cave wall as I had no other way to express my anger. I watched now as rock flakes fell onto the ground of the misty floor. “I know you are taking this on yourself but you mustn’t. We both know they went too far, farther than we had ever allowed. It was a miracle we were even able to recover two of their bodies.” Athena placed her hand gently on my shoulder but all I felt was the rage as I whirled around to face her. “They went too far because there is nothing to eat up here and they went where there are better hunting grounds and actual food Athena! Our pack can’t keep living like this much longer!” I glared into my mate’s eyes pleading for her to understand. It was Athena’s duty to lead our pack but I was her mate it meant just as much to me to guide alongside her. “What

Dinner was unusually quiet except for Roe chatting away as if nothing could be different. I could feel the tenseness and every time I looked up at Corgan he would put his eyes down refusing to make contact with me. I wasn’t sure what the plan was or what was happening but I had the sudden feeling it was not going to be good. We finished dessert and the Luna asked Roe to leave the room to get ready for bed. I wondered if now they would finally talk about whatever it was they wanted to say. My stomach was overwhelmed with the amount of food I had just eaten and truly I just wanted to go back to my room. Then it hit me that maybe they want me to move out. Would I leave the space Rogan and I shared? I couldn’t imagine leaving the memories although not as many as I wanted that remained there. I loved that I could picture him anywhere there and imagine for only a brief moment that he was back with me. “Uhhum, well yes Kellina we asked you here tonight to discuss something with you that

His eyes darkened and my entire body was heating up fast. I could feel my face burning and I did nothing but just stare at him with intensity. I wasn’t sure if this was what I wanted but it seemed right at that moment. I needed to let go needed something besides this death I’d been living for so long. I moved to unzip the back of my dress only now feeling the small aches in the pains of my body from all the small scratches. “What the fuck are you doing Kellina?” He now looked at me puzzled. I suddenly felt awkward and embarrassed. “You said to get undressed,” I stated almost more as a question. “Yeah, in there.” He motioned to what I was guessing was the bathroom door. “Go get undressed and shower. I’ll grab something for you to wear and get some supplies to wrap your damn leg.” He shook his head as he went to his closet, and I suddenly was so embarrassed and ashamed of myself for thinking he would take advantage of me in this situation let alone allow him to do so. I quickly

He kept pounding on the door I was certain it was going to start a commotion outside. The last thing I wanted was to bring more attention to myself so I realized I had to open to door. I was terrified and worried he’d see my T-Shirt and boxers I was still wearing and realize that it was Erin’s. I cracked the door open and cracked my head open. “Hey, what's up?” “Kel, I want to talk please.” Corgan’s dark eyes sparkled as he talked and I was drawn in just for the sheer way they looked like Rogan’s. “I’m a bit busy at the moment and could use the space.” I tried to get him to leave quickly. “Are you kidding me we haven’t all given you enough space already?” I felt a ping in my gut realizing how awful I’d been to every one. I hadn’t ever considered Corgan’s feelings about losing his brother and now his parents were throwing a lot more on both of us than I think he or I ever wanted. “I’m sick of waiting for you to be ready to talk and after you took off last night it's not fair

It felt like I’d been in the same position for days and I felt weak again like how I used to when I lived with the Red Crimson Pack. I didn’t really consider them my pack anymore and I hated that feeling of hunger and weakness because it just brought back old memories. Athena flashed before my eyes I swore for a moment I heard her witchy laughter it caused my eyes to pop open and I was suddenly aware of the smell of cleanliness and fresh lines wrapped around me then I smelled the most glorious smell of all the smell of fresh strawberries and sweetness mixed together. I smelled my mate. I looked around to see her bustling around the small room, the hospital, right why the fuck was I in a bed in a hospital? I was so distracted by her small angelic body and beautiful blonde hair similar to that of Kellina’s but smoother and done up in a tight bun. I wanted to undo that bun so badly and let her waves of hair fall down her back, her naked back. Yes, that was it I wanted to see what w