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.

join another pack nearby, don't get me wrong it kills me to make this decision, but

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would be happy to let us join his pack, my father made strong allies with the Moon Stone Pack and I'm thankful

to see the place I have grown up in without pictures on the walls, or

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 shot

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 will forget about the gory attack that haunts me every day. Forget about how I lost everything.

It's quite fancy, surrounded by green grass and trimmed bushes. Soon we get out of the car and make our way up the front steps and towards the grand looking doors. I pushed on the doorbell and heard

for someone

It was a tall, lean guy; I sensed power radiating off him, he must be the Beta.

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

dark-colored room, I sat down

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

"Congratulations," I say to her trying to focus on the present

"Oh thank you." She sweetly smiled. "Only

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 kitchen which I adore.

give us privacy to unpack, I went upstairs and picked out my room, well more like a hotel

in the middle of the room, after I finished bringing my suitcases upstairs. Getting up, I sat on the floor in front

packed duffle bag full of clothes, food, water, and other essentials.

and I quickly zipped the suitcase back up and answered