CHAPTER 1 Empty. That was how I felt walking in the woods, feeling the breeze in my hair and on my face, feeling the grass in between my toes. This is the only place that makes me feel alive, safe, and wanted, but I can't stay here for too long. There have been stories of rogues lurking around in the forest. Just yesterday Paul got attacked by a rogue when he was on patrol, thank the goddess, he wasn’t hurt because there were other guards out there too. It was already 5 pm the sun was already setting, I walked back to where my bag was wore my shoes, and headed to the pack house. On my way back to the house I saw the familiar house from when I first got here, I can remember the Luna saying that it’s the house of a really powerful witch, she’s the head of the witches of the Blue moon pack and she was also once the head of the Elders council ( Council of Old werewolves and witches which guide the people), together with the Alpha, she's a leader and guardian of the pack. While walking to the house I began to think about my parents again and the events of the past few days. Everything is happening so fast, I am still trying to wrap my head around everything. Ever since my entire pack was murdered by the Red blood pack which is the most notorious Rogue pack in all of America, my life has been a rollercoaster. I have felt so alone, like everything that has happened is all my fault. It all happened just a few days ago, I was getting ready to go into the woods behind the house for a walk but I had a strong feeling not to go because something was going to happen, it didn’t just feel like a feeling, it felt like a warning, like I was being warned of something that was coming, but I just shrugged off the feeling. My mum was grilling meat in the backyard, we were going to have a family grilled dinner in the backyard. I was headed towards the woods when I heard Mum say “Annabelle come help me over here” “But mum!!!! I want to go for a walk” I said in an annoyed tone “You would go for a walk like you always do, but first you have to help me make dinner” she said “And don't forget that you have to be back early for dinner so that you can eat and get your things ready for tomorrow, it’s a big day for your brother and we have to be there on time” Mum continued, exaggerating the word “on time” The next day was the pack’s White Crescent party where the wolves who have gotten and marked their mates are accepted as new members of the pack and we had to be present because my elder brother Andrew Winters who had just returned from his trip in China has met his mate Eloise and they are taking part in the celebration. “Dad tell mum that I am not always late, all the time” I said rolling my eyes My dad Anthony and my brother Andrew were setting up the table for dinner, “Babe, Belle isn’t always late all the time, she’s always late most of the time” Dad said as he and Andrew burst into laughter “Why are you laughing, nobody asked for your input” I said in an annoyed tone to Andrew “Awnnnn I love you too baby sis” Drew said and I just rolled my eyes and smiled. Eloise was coming out of the house holding the table cloth and handling it over to Drew before she went over to help mum. Since Eliose was helping, mum finally let me go into the woods, after she threatened to kill me if I didn't come back early for dinner. I went to the lake, ran around, and played in the water and then all of sudden I had a surge in my stomach, it was that familiar feeling again from before I came to the lake, but what could it be??and why is it stronger??? why now?? why am I feeling this way?? I asked myself. I am probably just feeling paranoid and excited for tomorrow I though to myself and shrugged off the feeling, and continued playing with the water The water was so warm I soaked my leg in it, closed my eyes, and lay on the ground and slept. After about an hour, I picked up my phone to check what time it was, “shit” I said, “mum is going to kill me” so I stood up, picked my phone, wore my shoes and jogged back to the house, but before I got to the house I could hear faint noises and screams so I ran, the closer I got, the louder the screams got and I began to run faster to make sure everything was okay and that was when I saw smoke and fire coming from our pack. I ran to my house and it was on fire I couldn't go into the house, fear began to engulf me and I started shouting for my parents and I ran to the front of the house still shouting, and then, I saw Eloise on the front lawn gasping for air. I ran to her and said “Eloise what happened here, are you ok?? Where is everyone??” she managed to get some words out and she said “your parents got called by the alpha that there were rogues in the town and they left to the pack house, Andrew was inside the house when the rogues came and he fought and killed some of them before they finally killed him” Eloise was crying and suddenly the crying stopp