The Unknown Wolf

Chapter 1 18 Years Later

Alayna sat up very quickly being woke from a nightmare. The same one she had almost nightly. The one where her " uncle " comes into her room and shuts her door, she always wakes up when the door locks. She got off her cot that was set up in the woods. She had ran away from the home at 15 because she was tired of not being heard and having her " uncle " come into her room at night. The " uncle " was not really her uncle. He was the husband of the Lucy, the woman who ran the home she was placed in and he had insisted that all the girls call him Uncle. His real name was David. The girls that came into the home never got to know his real name because he told them immediately to call him uncle. Alayna was able to find out his real name and burned it to her memory because she knew it would be useful information at some point.

Alayna decided that she was going to take back her life and make something of it instead of staying there so she packed a bag and ran as fast and far as she could. She would move every now and then, not staying in the same location for long. She knew that they were looking for her because she was David's favorite. He said so multiple times and told her it was because she would put up a fight every time and she would do anything to protect the younger girls. He would tell her that it excited him that she was willing to keep the girls safe, even if it didn't work all the time, and it made him feel like she ' wanted ' him. Every time he said that Alayna would get a shiver of sickness and at the beginning she would throw up, but very soon she realized that when she did that she would get beat so she learned to control it. She also didn't know her real name. Alayna was a name that Uncle gave her, he said " Because he loved the way it rolled off his tongue " but she decided to keep her name when she ran away because it was a reminder to her that she needed to shut down the house and get the girls to safety.

Alayna decided that she needed a shower and some food so she got ready to make the mile run to town to shower at the truck stop. She could normally make the run in under 6 minutes at a lazy jog, which didn't surprise her because she has always been the fastest in school. As she was getting her things ready she thought to herself " I need to hurry up and take a shower so I'm not late for the interview " " Don't worry my dear, you won't be late today " Alayna about jumped out of her skin. She looked around thinking this voice came from somewhere in the trees. " WHO AND WHERE ARE YOU " Alayna yelled out ready to fight for her life. " My name is Zyla and I am your counterpart. I am with you all the time and am here to help you. I am inside you. " " Inside me?!? I must be going crazy. I don't have time to deal with this. " With that Alayna ignored " Zyla " or whatever it was and gathered her things for the run to town.

Alayna made it town in record time, under 4 minutes. She thought she was just fueled by the thought of a shower and brushed it off. She walked into the truck stop and waved at Devon, the cashier. Devon knew her situation and so let her shower whenever she needed. Alayna took the stairs to the showers two at a time making it upstairs in record time. As she waited for a shower to open up Alayna started going through the truckers bags looking for shower stuff as well as food. Once she found everything she needed she went and sat in a chair in the corner trying to not be noticed by the comings and goings of the trucker. As she ate a power bar she started thinking " If I get this job I will have to quit the school for my GED. But this job will give me a boost up to start my career. " " You do not need your GED for what you are going to accomplish in your life " " Seriously! It obviously wasn't lack of food so maybe I am going crazy! Please just leave me alone, I have a lot going on today and it is VERY important that I am not distracted and screw something up " " Oh, you will nail this interview. I have seen it. And don't worry about schooling, this job is going to change your life in ways you can't even imagine! " " What do you mean you have seen it? And what did you mean that you were my counterpart. What are you talking about?? " Just then a shower opened up and Alayna ran to grab it. While she was in the shower she thought " Zyla, are you there? " " Yes dear I am. To answer your last questions I cannot tell you what we are just yet and you will find out soon enough. We have special blood running in our veins, but I can't tell you anymore on that because I have no idea why, but for some reason I can see in the future for certain things and your job interview just so happens to be one of the things I can see. " " I don't understand. I knew there was something different about me because I can out run, out wrestle, out do any one I have ever met. I have read books on this kind of thing but it has always been fake. How is this even possible? " " I only have the memories that you have and can only see the future when the moon goddess allows so I have no idea what happened in your past that forced you to grow up without being taught our ways. I'm sorry. " Alayna got out of the shower and started to get ready for the interview. She put on a pair of dress slacks and a very nice button shirt. She slipped her feet into a pair of heels that looked like she knew what she was doing. Alayna had stolen most of the outfit she put on since she didn't have much money. Alayna who was only 100 pounds soaking wet because she didn't eat on the regular but stood 5'7" had a hard time adjusting the clothes to make them look like they fit her but she managed and looked in the mirror. " Damn, I really do look good, if only I had some makeup... " " Go ask Devon. I have a feeling he will be able to help with that. Not that you need any because we look AMAZING! " Alayna headed down the stairs to talk to Devon. When she got the bottom of the stairs she noticed Devon talking to a guy that was buying a green monster drink and Devon was flirting with him! Alayna was sure she looked shocked because she never got that vibe from Devon. She always knew Devon was good looking but just assumed he had a girlfriend. This didn't bother Alayna because she never had a problem with appreciating a woman’s body and even often visualized what it would be like having one under her body and making her move in ways that should be humanly impossible. Alayna felt herself starting to get turned on and had to stop herself. She didn't need to be distracted in her interview.

Alayna took a deep breath through her nose trying to get the courage to ask Devon about the makeup. When she did that she smelled something she couldn't put her finger on. It almost smelled like the forest that her camp was set up in but she couldn't be sure. She eyed this gorgeous man then stood up tall and walked up to Devon all while this man was staring at her openly, not even trying to hide the fact he was ogling over her.

Damon POV

This young lady walked down the stairs took one look at him and the cashier and got slightly turned on. He could smell it on her but had a feeling it wasn't because of him. He heard her start talking to the cashier " Devon I know this is an odd question but do you have any mascara that I could borrow? " " Of course Alayna! What color did you want? " " Oh just black please, it is for a job interview and I really want to look like I deserve the job " The cashier handed her what she asked for and she walked away back upstairs. While Damon didn't swing the way of the cashier he knew that he was being hit so he decided to use that to his advantage. " You seem to know that woman pretty well? " " Oh ya, she comes in here daily and uses the showers. " The cashier all of a sudden seemed suspicious of him, like he had asked a question that was never supposed to be asked. " You seem protective of her also. " Damon pointed out " Well she has had a tough life and I will protective her any way I can, even though she would probably kill me if she ever heard me say that. Why are you so interested in her? " " No reason, just heard she was looking for job and I am needing help at my company. What can you tell me about her? " " Well I won't tell you anything! Why don't you leave your card with your company address on it and I will give it to her if her other job interview fails. " Said Devon smartly. I hand over a card to this brave cashier and walk out all while thinking about this young lady that I was sure I had seen before and knew I was supposed to protect but I couldn't put my finger on it.