Chapter 2 : The Decision

I'm now left with two choices, either follow my packs law, or, trust my mom?

It's hard to think clear as every 30 second someone else's bond is torn! I walk to the field stopping at the edge of the woods. The woods looks hauntly at night, especially tonight. I turn to my left and mid run shift in my gray wolf charging into the woods towards my mother, she might be super pissed and I will let her be, but I knew I can't lose her too! Me and mother were close while dad always put pack matters before family....

As I run past every tree, dodging the low hanging branches recognizing each one from our multiple training lessons in these very woods, that's being attacked. I can feel my wolf taking control, for my emotions isn't under control.

I stop, smelling the air, listening to the wolves growling and breaking benches about two miles ahead. I was about to head over when another sound catches my attention .... a wolf running to my very spot, closing the distance fast! What should I do?

I close my eyes to concentrate smelling every smell focusing my hearing on the nearing wolf left, he's too close!

I decide to run, but it's to late.... I watch as the ginger-wolf leap from behind the tree in my direction, am I gonna die today, right know? A white flash, so fast my eyes couldn't follow, it leaped right into the wolf throwing it away from me against a tree.

As his body touches the bark he lets out a yelp of pain while sliding down to the ground, I watch his unconscious wolf shift back into his human form, butt *****! I turn my head away just to stare into the white wolf's eyes that just saved me, it's the Beta, Caroline, my father's right hand and best friend.

I walk towards her. She lets out a growl powerfully enough to force me into taking two steps backwards.... did mom send her?

Miss Leah, your mother told you to run away from us, not to us!

I can feel the anger through the mind-link, she was probably fighting when my mom told her to come save me.

But I don't want mom to die here as well......

Her eyes darken to my comment. Then the sudden pain in my chest! I crouch down unable to breath and my vision is going blurry, wat happened! I tilt my head up to look at Caroline, to see her reaction. She seemed to lose the ability to stand, could this mean.... that mom's..... dead? Closing my eyes trying to feel her presence... nothing, I feel nothing. Another tear rolls down my furry face. An involuntary howl escapes my thought.

My face shoots to Caroline, as she lets out a growl telling me to stop, first I was confused, then I understood... I understood everything, her nervous posture, indicating I just attracted the attention of three wolves in the area of four miles.

Run as fast as you can, NOW!

Practically screaming the last word to my mind!

Run?! You want me to go against the wolf way? Stand strong together, die together, right!? That's what you taught us from middle school! And now you want me to go against the very thing that was burned into our minds?

I could feel even my mind-link's becoming emotional. I let out the pressure inside me forcing her to bow her head.

You can stay and fight and most definitely die today or you can ran escape and avenge your fallen family and pack.

Her words, it sounds so wise! No wonder Father had her as his Beta, but what do I do?

Please Leah, decide now! They are coming, I'll fend them off long enough for you to escape, don't look back, just run!

What's with that dominearing tone?

I make the split second choice to run and survive and fight another day. As I run away, I hear Caroline starting to engage in a fight, allowing me to run away!

Guilt, fear and anger is all I can feel, not the pain of each pack member to die. No only fear, anger and guilt! Guilt, because I felt my pack, the pack I was suppose to lead, but abandoned. Anger, to Moonlight killing my pack and family, leaving me all alone in the world. And fear of being alone, uncertain if I can find mom's previous pack never mind them helping me!

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