Running Wild

The Clash of Two worlds.

Cali Barnard, is the beautiful princess to the Barnard Empire.

With her sleek black hair, pale white skin, lean and petite body and glistering golden eyes, at 17 she turns heads wherever she goes.

She never had the problem of showing up to a school dance without a date. Boys her age and older lined up to be her suitor. But none were ever good enough to stay. Not that she wanted them to anyway.

Cali could not take the risk of someone finding out about her lifestyle.

She was a vampire. But not like how the books describe. Her Mother was bitten while pregnant with Cali. During the pregnancy though, Cali was the one who inherited all of the Vampire abilities while her mother died giving birth to her.

Her father found out about her Vampire abilities when she was just a year old. But being half human also meant that Cali could lead a semi normal life.

She wasn't confined to the night or darkness. She could walk about in the sun, enjoy days on the beach and eat normal human food. But once in a while she needed human blood. And she always knew when she needed it. Non of her friends knew her secret. And her father would have preferred to keep her locked up all her life, but Cali wasn't a danger to anyone. She knew the signs and what to be on the look out for.

Her father Avik Barnard, was know for his stricktness with his daughter anf only heir to their empire. But Cali knew from day one she didn't want anything to do with the family business. Being the dutiful daughter that she was, she bite down on her tongue and learnt everything Avik wanted her to learn about the business.

she knew even though she wanted nothing to do with it, she was being groomed to take over. And there was nothing she could do about it.

Two weeks before her 18th birthday Cali decided to have some fun with her friend, unbeknown to her Father, Cali slipped out of her Second story bedroom window, climbed down the tree and go into a car with her friends.

Never did she think that one decision would change her life forever.

"Shhhhhh" Cali tried to whisper, but the excitement and the thrill of going behind her fathers back and doing something he would never allow had her bubbling over with adrenaline and excitement.

"Cal, we are two houses down, your dad will never hear us. Now move your a*s and lets go!" Kim retorted. Laughingly opening up the rear door so Cali could jump in.

"I just don't want to jinx it" Cali replied and hastily climbed into the back seat.

"Cal this is Mark, Mark this is my best friend Cali" Kim introduced the man on the front seat of the car, "We just going to stop and pick someone else up and then we going to hit the deck!" Kim squealed with excitement.

Mark drove his car at a low speed. Cali liked that he didn't race off. But as the car started turning off the gravel and onto the dirt road she started having second thoughts.

xxx

Ezra Jacobs was fed up of the pack and all its rules. He was making his get away tonight.

He was fed up with his father forcing the Alpha status on him, fed up with being reminded he had to imprint to reach full alpha potential, bit every luna moon since his 18th birthday has been unsuccessful. He has started to believe his match wasnt even born yet, and that he was destined to be a lone Alpha.

The way things were going, Ezra was fine with that too.

Tonight he had arranged with Mark, another pack member and his closest friend for a let loose. What Mark didn't know was that he was planing on fleeing once he got to the club. Running away.

He didnt want to be Alpha.

He stood waiting, just beyond the clearing, hidden enough that of you didn't know it, you wouldn't say someone was here, but also visible enough so Mark knew where to look.

Mark imprinted in a girl 3 years ago when they were 17, this girl was just Human. So Mark still had a difficult decision ahead of him. Kill her or bite her.and hope she changes. But he can never tell her the truth.

Ezra wasn't interested in changing a Human, which is why he stayed away from all things Humanly as possible. He had heard rumors and gossip about wolves who turn and never turned back, gone wild, and he was planing on doing the same.

With his super sharp hearing he heard the soft purr of the V8 engine before he say the headlights of the car slowly creeping around the bend. Ezra sniffed the air, he caught the scent of Mark, and the poor girl who will either die tonight or change, and then of something else.

He sniffed again, taking in a long whiff. Definitely female.But not a scent he knew. This was someone new.

Ezra's wolf inside him started to turn, he could feel the animal inside trying to warn him, but he was adamant, tonight was a cover. He wanted to be wild. Ignoring his inner wolf, Ezra stepped out of the shadows, letting the lights of the camero fall on him, casting his shadow over the dense forest behind him. The forest he calls home, but not after tonight.

Tonight it was all going to change.

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Cali saw the shadow before she saw the man. She could smell his sandlewood scent, as he slid in next to her, she tried her hardest NOT to look in his direction. She knew she would give her secret away if she looked at him. Her eyes always went from golden to red when she was hungry. But this was a new feeling. And she didn't know what color her eyes would change at the man beside her, driving her instincts craze with just a smell.

"Evening All" said the man. His voice a raspy, deep vibration.

"Ezra this is Cali. She is Kim's friend. A last minute add on to our little dance crew for the night" Mark laughed as he spoke. But there was a slight nervousness to his voice. A shake that no normal hearing would be able to pick up on.

Cali narrowed her eyes. She hadn't met Mark before but even she knew, something was up with him.

"Evening Cali." Ezra said.

Closing her eyes and swallowing hard, Cali turned to the intoxicating smell next to her and held out her hand. Opening her eyes slowly while letting out the breath she had been holding in "Evening to you too Ezra" she said.

Looking into Ezra's eyes, Cali took in a sharp breath. The man before her was breath taking. Tall, well built, with dark hair and stubble of a beard on his chin. His hazel eyes pierced her very soul. Making her chill from the inside.

xxx

Ezra could hardly contain himself. He had greeted her, but he never expected this.

He could see his whole life ahead of himself with her in every moment.

His inner wolf was panting to be released. To bite her and change her. To make her his Luna Queen.

The sleek black hair, slender body and pale skin was an allure he never imagined knowing.

When she looked at him, he could have sworn her eyes were golden, but staring at them they seemed to be black.

On the night that he wanted to be free, he imprinted on a stranger who smelled of sugar and spice and a mix of earth. He was mesmorized by the beauty before him and his inner wolf wanted her.

xxx

When Mark stopped off at the club, Kim was at his side in a flash. Cali took her time getting out, her knees were weak and she was feeling light headed.

She couldn't understand why. She had drank 3 bags of B-positive before she made her escape from her room. She should be absolutely fine tonight. And she drank it with the intent of not accidently getting hungry at the club. But since Ezra had climbed into that car, nothing is as it should be.

Ezra knew he was in for a huge change of plans. And they all began and ended with Cali.

He needed to get her alone. He decided to bite her. If ahe survived the change he would stay and claim his birth place of Alpha. If she died ... well then he would remain a lone wolf. He didn't need any more convincing than that. An Alpha wolf can only imprint once. And he just did.

Walking up to her with drink in his hand, Ezra tried to maintain a calm, but his inner wolf was making it hard to concentrate. "I need to get her alone and away from prying eyes, so if you can calm the f**k down I would greatly appreciate it and will work on doing just that, then you can come out, Deal!?" he hissed under his breath to the animal inside him. It seemed to work, cause he could feel his wolf pacing, but no longer fighting him for dominance.

"Here, hope you don't mind. Rum and cola" he said, leaning forward and talking in her ear so he could be heard over the loud thumping of the music over the speakers.

"Thank you" Cali mouthed, and continued to sway her hips. She was seductive as hell and his inner wolf was finding it hard to stay submissive. He wanted her, Ezra wanted her. And they were fighting over who would have her first.

So far Ezra was winning.

Cali swayed her hips, closed her eyes against the flashing lights and let the vibrations over take her. She smelt hom before she felt him. The soft gentle touch of his hand on her hip, she turned to face him, balancing herself with his leg between hers, their hips touching, swaying as one. He pulled her closer and she could have sworn she heard him swear under his breath. But she wasn't certain. She wasn't focused.

Still worried about Mark and Kim, her focus was on Kim's voice and location.

She closed her eyes again as she felt Ezra pull her closer. She could feel his breath on her lips, they were so close.

If she just pursed her lips, or tilted her head up, they would be kissing. But she couldn't think about kissing Ezra, not when her intuition told her not all was right with Mark.

And thats when she heard it. A soft cry. Almost a whimper. And she could have been mistaken but she could have sworn Ezra did too. As when she heard Kim's plea, Ezra's body tensed up.

pulling away from him and running in Kim's direction, Cali threw herself at her friend. "Kim, what is wrong, what happened?" looking around she added "Where is Mark"

With a shaky hand, Kim pointed directly infront of her. Cali couldn't see anything. But she smelt it. It smelt like Mark, with a mixture of dampness. Almost the same dampness as Ezra, but Cali had chalked that up to them living in the same area, but this was a different kind of damp. It smelt more like Elma after she had been bathed. Damp dog.

Kim let out another yell before passing out.

Cali looked around once more before her eyes settled on the image before her.

Not one, but two dogs. Huge dogs. One was brown and the other black.

The black one was double the size of the brown one. At first Cali was shocked. There had been news feeds about a wild animal attack on innocent people. And of people having gone missing over the past four years. But Cali never imagined seeing these in person. Then it clicked, they weren't dogs, but wolves.

It took a moment, but when the black wolf snapped at the brown one, Cali remembered she too had a few special powers. Perks of being a Vampire. One of them was she could dominate animals and scare them off.

She stood up and walked up to them, slowly as she let the anger build inside her. She let the fear take over her instincts. She needed to become her full Vamp version if she wanted to scare these beautiful animals away and save her friend. She wasn't afraid of them. But for them.

And when the bigger of the two wolves tried to snap at her, without control, Cali hissed at it. Her fangs on display and her normally golden eyes now blood red.

Both wolves seemed to back off. But the vamp inside would not be satisfied with just that. They scared her friend. They tried to bite her. Cali let out a thundering roar, so loud if it wasn't for the music inside people would have heard.

It was a long and energized roar, aimed at nothing and no one. Just up at the night sky. When she brought her head back down and locked eyes with the wolves she had gone full vamp.

Her nail had grown twice their normal length and her fangs had dropped about 2cm longer. Sharper too. It was the first time she had gone full Vamp and she was thrilled by it.

Her bloodshot eyes locked eyes with the bigger of the two wolves. And what she saw when she loomed into them took her breath away.

She could see the man behind the eyes of the wolf "Ezra" she exclaimed. Looking at the brown wolf "Mark!?"

Cali's vampire nature was winding down. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. These two majestic animals were not your ordinary wolves, not that she thought they were. But they were Mark and Ezra, they were warewolves. And she just exposed her own secret to them.