CHAPTER 1

DEREK HALES 

I opened my eyes and everywhere was dark. 

 I was in front of a house, it wasn’t particularly a house anymore because the house had been burnt beyond repair with half of the sides almost falling down. 

What happened here? I walked to the front door, turned the knob, and opened the door; leaves came flying at me because of the wind I raised my hands to cover my face because of the dust, the wind was too much I had to close the door behind me.The floor creaks with each step I took forward, it seems as though the it could not hold my weight.

The light from the full moon shone through the room and everything and everywhere were in ruins.

I continued to walk around the house, trying to figure out where I was. I noticed a room with a door.

Every room had been completely destroyed by fire. How could this room still be perfectly fine?

I opened the door and walked in; everything in the room was fine, as if the fire did not get in; the bed at the edge of the wall, the wardrobe, and the dressing table were all intact. I walked over to the table and picked up the picture frame on it, and when I looked down, there was a boy smiling with a woman next to a man, and girl almost as big as him. 

“She looks exactly like my sister Laura”.

How can I not recognize that gummy smile she makes when she wants to beg for something? I returned my gaze to the small boy in the frame, wondering if he was me. I seem so happy here, and the man next to the woman looks so much like me that I assumed they were both my parents. 

I turned to look at the room again, but everything seemed to change, the room seemed so scary now that I felt something else was in the room with me lurking at the dark corner waiting to pounce on me, I felt a cold shiver down my spine, I quickly dropped the picture and ran towards the door, opened it, and ran out but instead of the burnt ruined house I found myself in the forest.

“Where am I? I thought again, as I tried to find my way around my sister called my name”.

“Derek”!! Where are you? You are running so fast I can’t keep up with you.

 “Laura”, I said hoping it was real and it was really her voice I heard she quickly appeared in front, panting and sweating. 

Let’s go back home, we have been training for a long time, Mum and Dad will start getting worried. 

“We have a mum and dad? I said”, still trying to figure out what’s happening. 

”Are you all right?” Why did you run so fast, you left me behind trying to show you can outrun me huh! 

We both started walking back home, as we got closer we saw everywhere was on fire and everything was burning down, many of our packs and some people from different packs laid died on the floor

We both started running towards our house as we got closer, Our house was burning down . The fire was so much we couldn’t get in without burning too. I could hear screams coming from inside, I could feel the pains in their screams.

Laura was screaming and crying so hard that some people stopped her from running towards the fire, while others tried to put out the fire but it seemed like every time they poured water, the fire grew increased.

“ Stop, I walked towards one of them trying to pour more water into the fire. I sniff the water and it reeks of oil. They poured oils into our water knowing we would try to use it to put out the fire”. How could they not have known there was oil in the water? What is wrong with their nose? We could smell someone from miles away but can’t perceive this”.

I rushed towards the window and started trying to pull out the burglary proof out, as i looked into the fire I saw my Dad lying in the pool of his own blood with half of his legs burning while my mom was trying to put out the fire on his body while she was burning badly herself, while my remaining family and the maids were all running around screaming and burning.

"They weren't even attempting to open the windows; it was as if they couldn't get close to the window." Something was wrong, but I couldn't figure it out. 

Our Luna was on fire, my mother wasn't even trying to flee; it was as if she had accepted their fate. 

"Mom! Mom! Mom!" I screamed, and she turned to face me, instead of running towards the window, she raised her hands and made the run sign. 

My hands were badly burned from the fire, but I was not giving up until I saved my mother and everyone else. 

I was still trying to pull the irons out and screaming for my mother when I saw her fall down the fire was too much for her and she was already badly burned. 

She morphed into a werewolf and howled loudly. It was like a command, and I felt cold shivers down my spine as everyone rushed up to me and began pulling me away from the fire. 

I was still gripping the irons tightly when I saw her collapse and transform into a human. She was severely burned, and I couldn't recognize her. I was still screaming when they managed to drag me away. As they dragged me away, a section of the roof collapsed. 

I let out a loud howl, and I felt stronger, as if a surge of power was coursing through my veins. I wasn't expecting it to be so painful. 

My body pounded with pain, my brain pounded against my skull, and blood rushed through my veins. I let out another howl and knelt, my hands spread wide. 

”My eyes fluttered open, and I could feel the color of my eyes shift from Green to Red.”

My vision blurred as if I were underwater, and foggy shapes moved around me as my eyes adjusted to the changes. 

“No,no… It can't be, I'm not an Alpha yet." 

Being an Alpha now means that my father has passed away, and I have been chosen as the next in line to lead the pack. 

I howled loudly, and the survivors of my pack howled back, as if they realized I was now the Alpha. 

"I transformed into a full werewolf and ran towards the forest, unprepared for anything, I kept running until I got close to Whitewolf territory, arrows flew at me, I tried to dodge them, but one hit me." 

I became weak, my eyes gradually losing their color. 

"Wolfsbane," I said before collapsing. 

I howled loudly and opened my eyes, shivering and shaking as I clenched my ribs. I was awake, but not in the forest, but in my room. While I was dreaming, my room door opened, and Atena, my fiancée, opened the door. Do you have another nightmare? She said this as she walked over to my bed and sat down. 

" I'm fine." I stood up, picked up my shirt, put it on, and walked towards the door, leaving her behind. 

“Fortunately, she did not pursue me.” I opened the door, transformed into a wolf, and ran into the woods. 

I started running towards the territory of the White Wolf. Anyone I find dies tonight, and my plan for vengeance must be carried out flawlessly tomorrow.