Chapter 1 : The Attack

My eyes flash open, as our border anxious mind-links to the pack.

Moonlight is coming! Sensing the fear in the mind-link, I jump out of bed, dashing through the corridor to my father and mother's room. I was the daughter of the Alpha and Luna, which made me the future She-Alpha of Ferrals, our pack name.

I burst through their door, seeing my father and mother already dressed and was about to leave as I entered, I didn't enter to tell them no, I entered to beg them to stay!

"Don't go! You won't make a difference there, we could just run." I was right, it won't make a difference, but in my pack, we were more wolf then human. Don't get me wrong, we could talk and enjoyed to be in human form, but we were taught from pup to live plainly on our instincts. Most of us, including me has never seen non-shifters, let alone cities full of them!

I can see the sympathy in my parents' eyes instinctly knowing the answer. I feel my eyes start watering, allowing a stray tear roll over my cheek.

"Ooh, my dear, don't cry.... we as the Alpha and Luna should be out there fighting alongside our pack, its the wolf way, you will understand in time." Said my mom, her voice that miraculously never betrays any panic, even though it shows all over her face.

I glanced over her shoulder to my dad, who looks impatient, probably annoyed, by my presence preventing them to go fight. In our culture, the strongest wolf will fight and hunt, including the Alpha. While the others protect the pups.

I'm now 17, still considered a pup, although I'm the best fighter in my class! Dad wouldn't allow me to fight, not a chance!

As mother gently push me to the side, allowing them to get through the door. My father glared at me releasing his Alpha pressure, warning me not to go after them or do something stupid. I was known for allowing my wolf much more control then most, giving me a tendency to break a lot of rules!

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It's been two hours, I don't think any fighting has seriously begun because I haven't felt any pain.... In our pack we have a spiritual connection, a bond that allows us to mind-link and share our emotions. Once there was a rogue attack and managed to kill one of our warriors, that moment many pack members, if not all of them, let out a whine escape their mouthes I could still remember the pain like someone tore out a piece of the bond. The closer you are to the person the more it hurts....

Suddenly a mind-link down the line notifying everyone that it was at the west border, instantly I felt a pain! Is he dead? Minutes passed, just when we recovered a different person dies. I try to keep myself calm knowing my dad and mom is still alive, but each member who die is like taking a punch in the gut... some people were asked over, even some out my class.... weaker then me of course, which pissed me off.

I could feel my wolf getting more out of control inside me, when a heart-dropping pain in my chest appeared. I could barely breath.....

What just happened? I mind-linked mom.

Honey, you need to run. Go to moms' previous pack, up in the north! We can only hold them off so much..... I could feel the sadness in the mind-link. I tried to find out more info, but she shut her own mind. Wolves could do it if they concentrate really hard.

I tried to mind-link dad still trying to figure out what that heart-breaking pain was, which left hollow feeling in my heart. I tried but nothing went through..... wait! Was that.... no it can't be, can it?

I look to my right, the whole family on their knees crying their eyes out, it was him.... dead! I couldn't stop my tears now. My wolf howling inside making it hard to think of what comes next.... mom said to run away, but it goes against our believes to run! Mom was originally from Silver Wolf pack and grew up with a different culture, she sometimes tried to teach me, but rebellious me, didn't try to pay attention.

So I'm left with two choices either stay and obey our law, or, follow my mom's wishes?

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