The Hunter's Werewolf

(13) Harvest Festival

Once a year, there is a big celebration called the Harvest Festival. There is an old legend that has many different stories about the festival. Some say that the celebration started after our pack settled onto our land about hundreds or even a thousand years ago, or even how the pack in the olden days had to sacrifice someone to survive the first fall full moon. I heard many different stories. The one about sacrificing people who are horned as the harvest king and queen before the grand meal scared me as a child, especially with having nightmares of me being chosen to be the queen and then being killed. My nightmares are so horrifying that I end up waking up screaming with sweat dripping down my face and having my heart feel like it has been ripped out of my chest, and sometimes it takes hours to fall back to sleep. As a teenager, my nightmares went away as I learned the truth about the different legends and myths.

The festival is one of my favorite things to do in my small town. The festival is always something to do, especially when it is better than being stuck at home doing something boring. I mean, you are so bored that you can just sleep. Sometimes there is always something new that happens, like, oh I do not know, you get kidn*pped, or sometimes you might get punked and be thrown into the town waterfall that is in the center of the town square. You really do not know what happens at these types of events, especially when there are strange new people in town. One thing that really gets my hair to stand up is when one of the new people comes into town and does something in the most unexpected way, like in the blink of an eye.

I was standing in the middle of the town square with two hot chocolates; one for my date and the other one was for myself because I was a total sucker for white peppermint hot chocolate with lots of marshmallows, chocolate drizzle, and a big spoonful of crushed peppermint candy canes. While waiting for my date to show up, I looked around and noticed that everyone was enjoying themselves, laughing, smiling, and just having lots of fun while listening to music or even playing some games. I saw lots of little kids having fun with making different crafts and even playing hide and seek. Hearing their laughs reminds me of how I used to be a pup and my twin brother always chased me around the town square while trying to lick me or something that ignores that brothers do. I remember how we used to get all excited each year when it was time for the festival to arrive, especially with drinking hot chocolate, playing silly little games, and scaring my mom to half death by pushing me into the water fountain when I was not looking. The fun memories of being a child at the festival As I think back, we always won the hunt tag game as children, and some people say we cheat in the game because our secants are a lot stronger with being from the alpha bloodline and having the special twin bond mind link.

Anyway, while I watched the little kids play, I saw Alex walking towards me with a huge grin on his face and carrying a plate full of tasty treats. As he walked over, he ended up tripping over a long extension cord that was used to plug in the music speaker. He caught himself laughing from embarrassment as he fell to the ground, and I laughed.

As he walked more towards me, he said, "Phew, I am glad I didn't trip, and if I did, then you wouldn't have these tasty, delicious freshly baked cookies and brownies all over the ground." He said and smiled.

I said, "Oh, what a shame you would have chocolate all over you and I would have to lick it all off, especially the melted chocolate on your lips." I flirted and looked down at my hot chocolate.

"Well... umm... I can change that, so you would have to lick the melted chocolate off my lips," he said and winked at me. That made my heart skip a beat and made me blush like a red tomato.

I blushed even more as I said this.

"Aww, you are blushing; you know you are cute when you blush like that," he said and kissed my cheek. That made me blush even more.

"Um... how about we get some food from the food stands?" I heard there are some walking tacos and other foods with some drinks, "I told him while looking down at my shoes trying to stop blushing.

I will get the food, and you can get the drinks, and we can meet there on the bench in about fifteen minutes or less. Do not take too long at the dessert tables; I know you might grab some more brownies, "I told him and smiled." " '

"Fine, cupcake, see you soon, and don't go off flirting with any other boys; they are all mine," he whispers in my ear and sends a shiver down my spine.

"Oh, I will flirt with any guy I see and maybe, if I am lucky, maybe I can get one of them in my bed tonight," I told him with a smirk and walked away quickly.

As I walked through the crowd, I saw Kayla, and I ran right into her to disclose information about the date with Alex and what to do next, like do I make the first move or wait since I do not want to make it feel any more awkward by feeling like I friend zoned him or something. As soon as we made eye contact from a foot away, she already knew what I was going to say and what I needed to do when I went back to Alex. While I was thinking and walking to her, I immediately felt like I was going to fall to the ground while taking her with me when she jumped on me and hugged me.

"You do know we are not kidding anymore, and you are heavy like a fat cow." "Jesh, you broke my hip or something when you jumped on me," I told her while rubbing my hip.

"Well moo to you too, and sorry about hurting you, but you deserve it for scaring the living howl out of me and making me spill hot coffee on myself that one time." She laughed and grinned at me.

"Hey, that was one time and not my fault that you didn't hear me knock on your car window," I told her.

"Walk with me, and you do know he is watching you right now." I hope he can't hear us because, oh my God, you are so damn lucky to have that hottie in you. " "Well, I might have to kick some bitches' asses when it comes to them trying to hit on your guy, babe," she said while standing close to me and looking over at Alecx from a good distance.

While looking over at Alecx and watching some girls flirt with him, I told her.

Well, you might want to tell Haz to chill out. "She looks like she is going to really bite someone or worse, kill someone," Colton said while coming up behind us.

Yes, she looks like she is going to jump and attack someone. Who knows, maybe she'll kill someone and activate the werewolf gene? It would be fun to see her confused and thinking everyone is a nice juicy human steak with biting or even acting like a little puppy. " Colton joked and laughed, just having the picture of Hazel acting like a puppy in his mind.

"That is so not funny, but just thinking about it, it is definitely funny." I laughed and looked at Colton. I said goodbye and waved to my family.

"Make sure you come back and don't forget, it's your turn to tuck Hazel in for bedtime later." Oh, and make sure you do not let her sneak into my bed later. "I might have a girl in my bed later tonight," Colton said, wagging his eyebrows at me.

"In your dreams, twin, and later guys!" I yelled back while walking towards Alecx.

While walking back to Alecx, I immediately felt weird, like my wolf was telling me something was about to happen, and I was in danger. I quickly look around my surroundings and see if I could be in danger or if it is just my wolf pulling a prank on me. As soon as I turned back to walk, I was grabbed and had a black pillowcase over my head. All I remember from my training is to never show your true wolf unless it was to fight for your life and, of course, to survive. I was about to turn into my wolf form to fight when something sharp like a needle stabbed me in the neck and I fell unconscious in a matter of seconds. I was lifted into the back of a black van that smelled like someone killed something and never cleaned out the van afterwards. I have no idea if this is a prank or not, but all I know is that my wolf was fighting to get out and attack, even though I could lose my own life. It is the only thing I can do to survive.