The Girl With Werewolf Blood

"Sorry about the eggs."

"It's not your fault. I just get scared easily I guess." I throw the paper towel covered in egg yolks into the garbage and turn back to Frank. "What's up?" I ask, leaning on the counter.

"Anna, the pack, is going under, people are joining new packs, even becoming rogue. I don't know how much longer we can go without an Alpha or Luna. There's barely anyone left."

I stay quiet, absorbing the non-surprising information. People are going rogue? Maybe that's not such a bad idea.

"How many are left exactly?" I question, curious.

"Around thirty."

"Then what's the point, let's just close down the pack, give up."

"Are you crazy! Your grandparents built this pack on their own!" He shouts, taken back by my disturbing decision. "How can you just throw that all away?"

"Three-fourths of our people died in the attack almost a year ago, and the ones that survived are leaving," I say calmly. "You said it yourself; the pack is going under."

Frank sighs and rests his head on the counter. "Where will the thirty of us go?" He lifts his gaze to me.

don't get me wrong it kills me to make this decision, but we don't have a

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phone since they're the closest pack to us. He said that he would be happy to let us join his pack, my father made

pack house was cleared out, and everything was placed boxes for storage. It was weird to see the place I have grown up in without pictures on

thinking a lot about joining the new pack or becoming rogue. At first, I figured I was crazy to think I could become rogue and survive alone, but now it's all I want to do, to be free. I could travel the country, go to places I never got the chance to go because of the pack. Pretending to be a human just sounds like my best

if I did, I'd get locked in a cell so that I couldn't leave him. So I decide to escape when we arrive at the new pack and head south to California. Having a fresh start will be good for me, maybe I

examine the white mansion before me. It's quite fancy, surrounded by green grass and trimmed bushes. Soon we get out of the car and make our way up the

long for someone to answer.

tall, lean guy; I sensed power radiating off him, he must be the

the pack house and down a hallway till we came up to white double doors. He pushed them open revealing the Alpha at his desk and the Luna sitting on one of the couches off to the

a seat. Entering into the dark-colored room, I sat down on one of the leather chairs

Frank thanked while I just continued to study the room. My eyes landed on the Luna,

trying to focus on the

"Oh thank you." She sweetly smiled. "Only two more months."

the pack and other details they showed us where we would be staying. It's a lovely house, close to the pack house. The inside is spacious and modern, especially the

privacy to unpack, I went upstairs and picked out my room, well

in the middle of the room, after I finished

food, water, and other essentials. I pre-packed so I would be ready to go and not waste any more time.

at the bedroom door, and I quickly zipped the suitcase back