Blood Wolf

I sat low on the ground breathing, slow and easy, my senses sharp. I can hear the birds making their nest above my head in the trees, its tiny heart beating lightly, feeling the earth beneath my bare feet. Then I saw it before my eyes even opened, the sound creating images in my head of a twig, snapping in two at the pressure of muddy holves. I raised my bow with a quickness, releasing its power through the arrow. I hit my target and the squeal that erupted from me" You got it baby girl, you got it. He scooped me up in his arms, hugged me tightly, walked over to my prize and killed Pig. She should be back from the market by now. She’s going to be so proud. I think it’s my biggest one, yet maybe even bigger than hers. We lived deep in the forest, mama, papa, and I , a pack of three is what I called it. Sometimes I wish there were more of us. Mama said it was very special and the last line of blood wolves. No, I didn’t have my wolf yet, not physically anyway, but I could talk to Anika anytime I wanted to while mama and papa had large snow-white wolves. Papa packed the kill over his large shoulders as I followed with a hunting bag, but something was different. This time Papa whats this extra bag he looked down at me and smiled. Taking the extra bag from me, we stepped in front of the giant tree I called tree mother and I watched as papa stuff the bag into the small cubbyhole under its large tree trunk. What was that for daddy, just in case baby. The world is a dangerous place and people aren't always kind even when they pretend to be, so if ever I or mama say run, come here and don’t move unless we say so, and then he pauses for a second, turning around looking at me unless someone finds you. Like bad people, daddy. Yes bad people, baby, trust your instincts. You know this forest and the ones to follow like the back of your hand. You have to stay focused & calm. It’s just like hunting. Only something is chasing you What’s going to happen if they catch me? Papa stopped in front of the cabin door, dropping the kill off his shoulders as it made a loud thump on the gravel. He rubbed his hand over his face, not looking at me, and said never give up or slow down to find yourself in a dire situation, my honey pot, honeypot. It may be that he lifted his finger and pointed to my kill , cold and lifeless, on the ground. We walked into the cabin, my thoughts still lingering on papa's words, then I glanced at Mama. She was looking out the window. She turned to us in a rush, running to Papa and I pulled us into a hug. Is something wrong? Did you miss us so much? She pulled back, looking me over her face looking flushed. It’s nothing the food was getting cold. Let’s eat right. I went to wash my hands and heard the hush whispers of mama and Papa. I saw them in the market. Did they see Cree? Did they catch scent Papa asked. I’m not sure I dropped everything and got out of there. You put the bag in mother tree right like I asked. Yes, of course, we leave at dawn. I didn’t want her to grow up like this, or have to move to the site of trouble. She should have friends and go to a real school, but we are forced to hide from the world. But she is given hunting and survival training lessons. Not school dances my baby has to, train and fight at such a young age of eleven. When she should've had sleepovers,like every other little girl.We know she isn't like every other little girl and that is why we are here to help her, because we don't want her to end up like the little girl that was like her Cree, sacrifices must be made & you and I have paid the bill. I stood in the door frame. It saddened me how mama & daddy felt about our little pack of three. I went to both my parents' Oh mama, I don’t care what we do,or go as long as we are together with you and Papa. I’ll be ok I’m happy we sat for dinner and I could see a private conversation through mind-link. I hated being treated as a child, I was almost twelve years old, so I asked a question that wasn't yet to tell me we’re leaving, arent we. You don’t have to hide the truth from me I have the right to know it involves me just as much as you. We are the same right the want me like they want you. I saw papa put the bag in the bag in the woods & I saw the tote by the back kitchen door. So when do we go? Mama looked at papa clearing her throat. We were not Imani. You are a pure blood Wolf and Alpha Wolf in your own right, blessed by the moon goddess. The power you will possess will shadow that of your father and I when you mature, your birth brought much attention to our pack in the claim of a child no more than a month old. For three years we fought wars of rouges and self-claimed kings staked claim on a child. It went badly for many years & a lot of deaths fell afterwards till the Lycan kingdom had to intervene. They themselves wanted to arrange a marriage with their son, who was seven at the time. Only I couldn't deny you your true mate. Many of us never got that option, forced to choose protection over a soul bond, but now maybe the lives lost and the life we couldn't give you wasn't better. The drainer's mama gave a slow pause, her eyes wet with tears, Sebastian wanted it all. A vampire clan leader obsessed with our blood. They often kidnap blood wolves as mates, but the blood lust will kill them all in the end. Papa dropped his fork and gave me a smile that didn't reach his eyes, the worry of tomorrow shinning bright. We leave at dawn, we leave at dawn Honeypot. I sat and dwelled on the words mama just said and sadness in her voice lingered over my now cold food. After dinner, mama didn’t bother to clear the table this was the last night in our home. I got ready for bed and I walked into my parents' room Jack, Mama called looking at the door frame where I stood. Papa opened his arms and I ran to him, and he squeezed me into a tight hug and pulled me into the middle of the bed between him and Mama . We laid there in the dark holding the charger for July like it was our last time and I knew a chance it might be. Then it all happened Papa jumped from the bed and I rolled over, looking at mama, who was already standing. I closed my eyes and took a breath. I could hear the screams from the village below us. I hopped off the bed, ran to the nearby window only to see the firelights in the night sky, suddenly papa kicked the door to the room open with a bag in tow. They are here Cree Run out back. You know where to go. We ran through the woods barefoot to mother tree. I looked back and saw the flames of what once was my home mama, the cabin daddy she cut me off. He’s coming baby, don’t worry about him just keep moving.Then she came to a sudden stop, a growler ripping from her chest. In the blink of an eye Mama was a giant all-wolf baring her teeth with a growl. I jumped onto mama's back burying my faces in her soft coat, holding her tightly. Because deep down something told me this would be our last night as a pack of three.