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.

"We can join another pack nearby, don't get me wrong it kills me to

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he would be happy to let us join his pack, my father made strong allies with the Moon

storage. It was weird to see the place I have grown up in without pictures on the walls, or any signs of my family at all.

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

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

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 front steps and towards the

for someone to

power radiating off him, he must be the

him into 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

welcome." He motioned us to come in and take a seat. Entering into the dark-colored

on the Luna, she was pregnant, at least seven months. Like

say to her trying to focus on the present and not my

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

pack and other details they showed us where we would be staying. It's a lovely house, close to the

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

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

of clothes, food, water, and other

door, and I quickly zipped the