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The Deaf She-wolf: Kaya 75. Kaya
KayaEveryone had shifted. I looked at everyone as they were wolves. I mind-linked everyone, letting them know I smelt a giant moose. Telling my pack that this was a raw hunt. My friends already knew it was that kind of hunt. Over the last week, I had initiated the classes, and the little ones I was training seemed super excited. But, after a week of running around starting new things, I could use stress relief. I spent almost all my time doing something. Doing nothing overwhelmed me with sadness, so unless I was sleeping, I would be doing something. Cade was, I guess, liking that before bed every night, I would wrap myself up in his body. I knew he was concerned that I was overextending myself, but I assured him it was good for me. My parents and Nieva had been checking in regularly as well. My dad was adamant I stay this busy. It was hard being in our room. It had been a week since I had woken up from the whole thing of my den being wrecked. I wanted the smell of us to permeate in
The Deaf She-wolf: Kaya 76. Cade
Cade I stood there looking at my mate. She had deep cuts on her white fur that were bleeding badly, but that had not stopped her from eating. Kaya had been determined to see what the mountain lion had tasted like. When her friends got there, they were overcome with curiosity. Mark, Robert, Helen, and I watched transfixed as the four gorged themselves. Helen's mind linked to me, "How are they still eating? They ate a lot of elk?" "I have no idea," I responded. "Mark, who killed the elk?" "Saka and he devoured the heart. It was massive, and he ate the whole thing." When everyone had finally finished eating, it was time to head back. Kaya ran slower. I knew her wounds would heal, but she was in pain, and that did not go unnoticed. We got back to the tree line, and everyone shifted. "See, Kaya, you wanted a predator, and you got one." Len laughed as he said it, looking at my mate so she could read his lips. "I was surprised you killed that thing with three," Kimi added, talking to me.
The Deaf She-wolf: Kaya 77. Cade
CadeKaya was sound asleep. I lay there looking at her. She seemed so calm like this. When I looked at her, she always looked sad. I knew she was. In the last week, she had stayed super busy trying to distract herself. I would watch her at dinner, and although she would engage, her mind had been elsewhere. Nieva said that it would take a while before she was completely back to her old self. I have been talking a lot to Nieva lately. I told her about the conclusion we have drawn about Howi. She had a lot to say on the subject. "Cade, I know of no one in our pack who had run away to the south. But that does not mean any other northern packs had no one desert. There are a lot of northern packs. All the males eighteen and older who are unmated go out every spring and summer to visit other northern packs to find a mate. So if he was from the north, he could have headed down south." She had gone on. "Normally, he would have returned to his pack once he was mated to get his things, but if
The Deaf She-wolf: Kaya 78. Kaya
Kaya My wounds closed up. They were still visible, but they did not bleed, and by later in the day, the marks would be gone; if they did not fade, then they would be gone by tomorrow. I slipped on one of my sports gear, getting out of bed and brushing my teeth. "You are up early." Cade mind-linked me. "I slept well, so why would I not get up well." "What do you have planned for today?" "Same as the rest of the week. Morning with the warriors training and teaching. Then I go from there to shower and then hang out with the babies who are just starting to sit up. At least that is what I am doing before lunch." I knew he would ask that. He asks every morning what my plans are. I know he knows them, but he just wants to confirm with me. My afternoons are much more stressful. I must teach hunting to two groups. I am glad I have my friends to lean on. I only have the winter with them. Come April, they will be leaving, and I hope by then the pack is fluent in sign language and most can figh
The Deaf She-wolf: Kaya 79. Kaya
Kaya The little kids came in with their parents. We were in the community center. There were so many. I had worked with my sisters in learning sign language, and teaching little people to sign was much easier than teaching adults. They had no knowledge of language at all. We always started with what they wanted: milk, mom, dad, and more stuff along those lines. Most of the babies were eager to learn. I held them, and we would work on the signs, and they would try to practice. The key was getting the parents to sign to them. Which is what I worked on most. I loved being around the little ones. They were so full of promise. I looked forward to teaching them much more than sign. This generation would be much stronger than the last. A lot of the women asked about my tattoos. They were curious when I got them. I told them before I turned 13. Many wondered if we would start doing that in this pack. I would need to talk to Cade about that. I didn't know his thoughts on it. I personally th
The Deaf She-wolf: Kaya 80. Kaya
Kaya Robert and I stood outside the packhouse. Both of us were ready to go look for some wolfsbane. Robert signed to me. "How do you know how to make ink?" "Everyone knows how to make ink in the north. We make ink and dyes and a bunch of stuff from plants. Do you even know why we have wolfsbane on this side of the world?" "No, I just figured it has always been here." He signed, and I responded, "No, actually, hunters introduced it to different places." I knew the plant was not indigenous to most of the world, but when hunters were prevalent, they distributed the plant. Wolfsbane was a unique plant. In the north, it would still bloom even in the winter. But it did not grow like wildflowers. It was spread out and grew like a weed that would bloom sporadically. Robert and I walked for over an hour until I saw small purple flowers peaking out of the snow. I grabbed my knife and cut off as many of the flowers as I could. I signed to Robert. "We need more than just one plant." He nodded,
The Deaf She-wolf: Kaya 81. Cade
Cade Kaya came back into the room. She looked okay. I didn't want to ask her what was said between her and Robert, which is her business. I could tell over dinner she was upset about something. When we got to the room, she was practically sweating. When she told me what was going on, I was mad. How could she have someone openly lie to me? That is something totally out of character for her. Though I understood why she did it. But I did find out something about my mate. She could not lie to save her life. Which is something to be said. I knew tons of people who could lie and have no problem with keeping and even defending their own lies. But Kaya couldn't keep the lie, and when she was called out on it, she admitted she was wrong and didn't even try to defend what she did. She stated her reason, but she did admit she was wrong. Kaya stood there looking upset as she came in. "What is wrong, little mate?" I signed. "I feel ashamed for what I did. I should not have lied. I should have j
The Deaf She-wolf: Kaya 82. Kaya
Kaya Cade and I sat in his office. I had a needle and the dye. I told Cade how this works. We had decided on one band on our finger. He had said rings mean something in the human world, and we don't do that in the north. Nor is marriage a thing in our world of werewolves. We would do a thin line on our left finger. I positioned the needle and started. I mind-linked Cade. "Does it hurt?" "It burns, but I don't feel sick. I continued to stick him over and over again. Dipping the needle into the ink made of wolfsbane. Cade continued to sit there stoically. He was uncomfortable but not unmanageable. I didn't take too long to do a band around his finger. "How do you feel? Does your finger feel like it will fall off? Do you feel sick or anything?" "My finger burns, but it is not too bad." He mind linked. I gave him my left hand. I had to instruct Cade on how to get a tattoo, as he had no idea. It was a series of pokes and applying the ink repeatedly. He started, and it did burn, but not
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The Deaf She-wolf: Kaya 130. Kaya
KayaI lay there in the bright light and sat up suddenly. A woman was standing next to me. She was beautiful. Her long white hair was to her feet. Her white skin had a glow. And her white eyes were looking right at me. "My daughter Kaya." I could hear her. "Yes, in here, you can hear and talk. Try it." I opened my mouth and thought about what I wanted to say. "Who are you?" It took me back to hear my voice. The women smiled. "You are in my home." I looked around. It was pure white. "I also frequent the land where all my children go when they die, you know, as the Garden, but this is actually where I live." "But who are you?" "I think you already know the answer." "You are the Goddess." "Yes I am, I am named Selen." I smiled. She had a name. "Do you know why I brought you here instead of the garden with the other wolves who died?" I just shook my head. "Well, I wanted to talk to you." "I wanted to thank you for uniting the North and the South. I always wanted you both to be friends.
The Deaf She-wolf: Kaya 129. Cade
CadeWe were running, and I felt it. Kaya was off the link. I tried to mind link her but she didn't respond I let out a roar that shook the trees near us. "Robert." I mind-linked. "Alpha, she is dead." "What happened?" "She, I had to cut the baby out, and she just died." I could feel his emotion over the link. What do I even do? She was gone. How had this happened? She was the strongest wolf I knew. I roared again. I was going to kill Howi, which would be long and drawn out. He had killed my mate. If she had been left alone, she would have been in a hospital. She would be in comfort snuggling our newborn. I didn't know if even the baby would survive. The north, though, was warmer now because of the season, but it would still be cold. There was still snow on the ground. I knew the rest of the pack felt that she had died, and Mark's mind linked me. "Cade." "What?" I yelled through the link while I continued to run. "I am sorry." I snapped my jaws at him. I would not hear about her. No
The Deaf She-wolf: Kaya 128. Kaya
Kaya I landed just fine. The snow was so much deeper than I thought it would be at this time of the year. Not to mention, it was powder and not hard like ice or packed snow at all. It didn't seem natural. This had to be the Goddess's doing. She had to have made the ground better for falling into. I looked around and Saw Robert lying in the powder. I ran to him. He was lying there limp. I sniffed him. He was still breathing. He needed to be mended. I looked around frantically. There was not much around me. I saw some trees in the distance. There had to be something there. I used my snout to feel around until I felt blood on his shoulder. I used my paw to roll him and saw it went straight through. He would be okay. I didn't know why he was still asleep. They had to have given him something else besides shooting him. The wound was nasty but it could be mended. Maybe they had drugged him again while I was passed out. I tried to mind link, Cade. "Kaya, what is it?" "I was taken. I am, w
The Deaf She-wolf: Kaya 127. Kaya
Kaya I woke up, and Robert was lounging in a chair. He looked like he had something on his mind. But he seemed like he always had stuff on his mind these days. I was sure it was because I was on bed rest. "Robert." I mind-linked him. "Can we go out to eat? You know the place by the river and eat outside. I want to go hiking, but I know I am supposed to be in bed and I don't think going out to eat counts as breaking the bed rest." "Luna, we need to stay home." My face fell. "Well, then, can I have some moose?" He nodded, and I followed him into the kitchen, where I immediately sat down. He pulled some out of the freeze, immediately put it in the sink, and turned on the water to defrost it. He sat down at the small table with me. "What is it?" I signed. He didn't respond, and I knew something was wrong. "Tell me," I commanded over the link. "Cade mind linked. Howi knows the pack is in the North. No one was there when they went to fight. Howi also knows you are not in the North and is
The Deaf She-wolf: Kaya 126. Cade
CadeWe had the spray made. There was so much made that everyone sprayed themselves down. Then, we decided to stagger our movement. So some left already with some deltas. Then another set went yesterday. Today, I was moving out. The people already in Howi's pack had started to set traps. When I got there, I would also set traps. It would take about two days until we were ready to set fires. It was a risk doing it in days as we could get caught. I knew Howi knew we were already coming. When he set his message, it told me he had eyes on us like we did for him. I tore through the woods, my wolf running at a steady pace. I had my bag attached to my back leg with clothes on it. We could not set the traps and fires in wolf form. But fighting we would need to do in wolf form if possible. We are more robust in that form. I ran all day. Stopping at night to rest, then getting up and running again. It was a two-day run to Daybreak pack. Howie had moved his pack to Jack's ho
The Deaf She-wolf: Kaya 125. Cade
CadeWe finalized everything. The plan was in motion. The woman who made the perfume had stayed behind with her mate; their oldest son had taken their youngest to the North. Both wanted to stay and fight for the pack. She had agreed to make a spay of skunk, and I, for one, was glad it was not me. I knew that was going to be a stinky job. Robert gave me a report on Kaya after they went to see the OBGYN. He had said she wanted to be left alone and was in a bad mood. But Robert gave me the rundown of what was said. I knew Kaya would be upset, and I wanted to comfort her. She should not be going through this without me. But we had a plan now. We had an idea of how to win. Once the scent was made and we could spray ourselves, we would move into position. It would be a process over days, but I was sure it would go fast once everything was in motion. But we would have to wait until the spray is ready. I hurried off to the training field. It was after lunch training session. T
The Deaf She-wolf: Kaya 124. Kaya
Kaya Robert and I waited in the OBGYN room. The place was so different from the clinic back at Shadow Pack. I got several looks from the other women waiting. I didn't know if they were staring at me or if they were looking at Robert, who was burly. He resembled a bear. He mind-linked me. "This place is ridiculous, a bit pretentious much?" I cracked a smile. I had been thinking the same thing. I sat there playing with my fingers. "Kaya, they are calling you." I stood and Robert with me. The woman led us back, making me get on a scale and take my height. Suddenly, the woman stopped and turned to me. "I am so sorry. I didn't realize you were deaf, and here I was talking and not looking at you." I read her lips and then looked at Robert. "It is so nice that your husband here can help translate for you." I began to frantically sign that Robert was not my husband. "Oh well, you guys are not married. Not everyone has to be to have a baby. I bet you two are excited." My ange
The Deaf She-wolf: Kaya 123. Cade
Cade The morning came, and I waited for Kaya to mind-link me, which she did every morning when she woke up. Even before she left, I noticed that she had started to sleep in later. Growing a werewolf was a lot of work. It was no surprise to me she slept a lot. Today, I would meet with a few people, and we would strategize the best way to take out Howi. Kaya and I reviewed some ideas yesterday, and I liked her suggestion of setting a fire. But that would not be enough. I was eating breakfast with Mark, neither of us talking. In fact, no one in the packhouse was talking. I knew it was because they all missed their loved ones. Everyone, including me, was sullen. I felt Kaya's mind link me. "Cade, good morning." "Good morning, love. Did you sleep well?" "Yes, I wish you could see my toes." "What about them?" "Robert and I went to the aquarium yesterday and got pedicures after lunch. I had them paint them bright pink. It is so cute." I couldn't help but crack a smile." "Oh, and
The Deaf She-wolf: Kaya 122. Kaya
Kaya Robert and I had met the neighbors, and I felt they already hated me. That or they just didn't understand me. Humans never did understand facial tattoos. I mind linked Cade as soon as I got up. "Cade." "Your awake." "Yeah, did I worry you?" "No, of course not. I figured you were asleep when I tried to mind-link you earlier, but Robert told me you were sleeping. He also said you are going out today." "Yeah, I was going to go out and just wander around the city." "No place in mind?" "No." Being here just a few days was already getting boring. I needed to get out of the house. "Have him take you to Sheels; you liked that place. You could also go to the zoo again or even the aquarium would be fun. Then maybe go get your feet rubbed at a nail place." "Who would rub my feet? That does not seem like a thing." "No, it is. You pay them, and they will wash and rub your feet." "Okay, I will ask Robert about all of that." "Good." "So everyone left this morning, right?" "That
