Splintered (A shattered wolves novel)

Ch. 1

I plopped down on a bench outside the high school cafeteria taking in my surroundings for one of the last times. To me, Las Cruces was dry and dusty, it sat right on the edge of the Chihuahuan dessert, it’s only saving grace are the mountains. It’s one of the reasons my Father chose this place, he only boasted about his genius plan to anyone who would listen- we were safe, no one would expect to find a pack of almost 300 nestled here, hidden in plain sight. Which was also a lie, he used magic to enforce a barrier, and he said it was to keep us safe from the other supernaturals’ and other packs, another lie. Only my brother Ace and I were privileged to his bed of deception as we were his children, or “heirs” as he liked to call us. My father was cruel and merciless, which is how he got into his position, slaughtering those who stood against him. He was the werewolf “King” and he represented the wolves in the supernatural council. My brother A