Evie's POV The moment the horn sounded, I knew that it was time for the pack to go on their monthly run. Everyone in the pack, except the Omegas and a few humans like me, were going to be there to partake in the power of the full moon. I always found the concept of shifting intriguing.I wanted to see it with my eyes one day, the way these people would shift from being humans to being animals, all in the brink of an eye.Back at the slave quarters one night like this, one of the Omegas had offered to show me what the shifting was like. Of course, I had agreed, finding it hard to keep my excitement at bay. But alas, I couldn't witness the shift as the Omega was in excruciating pain just because she wanted to shift. I made her stop after she tried for about five minutes. That was when she explained why they never joined the pack during the run.All the Omegas either have trouble shifting at all, or they had small wolves that could be compared to puppies, or the wolves were too weak to
Damon/Leo's POV When we got to the thickest part of the forest where the shift would happen, I saw that everyone from the pack - at least, everyone that needed to be around for the run - was already there. According to the custom, the people were supposed to be there before me. I was the last entity that was supposed to arrive. As usual, these people had made sure of that. I nodded at the Elders who were among the people first before turning to address the crowd."It is another time for us to go on the run. So, are we all ready?!" I asked."Yes, Alpha!" They all chorused."Remember, safety comes first in whatever you are doing. If you split from the pack, get shelter if you need to. If you get injured, call out for help. Just let your safety be your priority. Are we clear?!" I reminded them of another rule that I made compulsory for everyone."Yes, Alpha!" They all answered."Good. Now, shift!" I let out the command they had all been waiting for.Everyone disappeared behind the trees
Evie's POV After crying for help with no messiah in view, I knew I had to save myself by myself if I valued my life.As my kidnapper dragged me into the woods, I held his or her arms with my hands and dug my finger into his or her skin. But because of how short my nails were, I couldn't make any real damage to his or her skin, nor did that deter him or her from pushing me even more deeply into the forest. Was this my end?No, I told myself firmly. Even if I was going to die, it would not be in the hands of a stranger whom I couldn't even tell what they looked like. How was I going to hunt the person as a ghost then?I tugged at my strength and pushed my elbows forward. When I jerked it backward, it collided with my attacker's stomach. The hands that were used in holding me were gone too rapidly. I didn't bother to wait around to see how badly I injured the person. I just got up and made a beeline for the packhouse where I knew I would be surrounded by people. I had barely taken ten
Damon's POV "Consider yourself dead!" I shouted at the man whom I recognized to be one of the special forces of the pack. The special force of the pack was those with extraordinary strengths. Hence, their jobs were always more huge than those of the normal army because they could withstand more trouble and pain than those who could.How dare a man like him now attack a human girl with no regard for her life? I raced over to where he was and was about to deal him the first blow when Evie got up suddenly. My eyes rounded almost immediately. It was not because she got up suddenly that I was in shock. It was because she had just hit the man across the face. I watched as the man staggered back."Die!" She yelled as she rushed over to him.Rattan than wait for her to reach him, the guard turned on his heels and raced away. That action baffled me, but I brushed it off as him being scared of my presence. While I would prefer nothing but to hunt him down, I let him leave and got in front of
Stephan's POVA chase!That was one thing I haven't had in what done in like forever. It was usually an everyday activity for me when other smaller packs around us didn't know their limits and wanted to attack us to prove their strength just because they knew that Damon, Samuel, and me - the three people leading the Night Wolves Pack - were young. It was always fun to watch them try to invade the pack, only to get defeated, and when they noticed that we were letting them get away, they always scattered around, leaving each other out. I would wait until they felt like they got far enough already before I gave my chase and hunt them down.But the pack soon became peaceful when all of them realized that they couldn't beat the pack no matter how hard they tried. Except for Alpha River anyway. But he and Alpha Damon were nothing but all barks and no bite. They just especially love goading each other.But the chance has finally appeared now. I stopped running and knelt. I placed my nostril
Damon's POV I was still seated at the edge of the bed watching the sleeping woman when a hard knock came on the door."Come in," I said simply. I didn't bother to turn around to see who it was that invaded my privacy since I knew it could only be Stephan or Samuel. However, I was shocked when Miss Aurora rushed to the side of the bed and held Evie's hand."What happened?" She asked me with teary eyes.I hissed under my breath, not believing that I had actually forgotten that I gave her access to come over to the mansion to check on her friend whenever she wanted. And she was at the pack run, so I was sure Samuel must have told her what happened. I sighed and shook my head slightly."You don't have to worry so much. She is okay. Only asleep, nothing else," I told her.She removed the small towel that I covered Evie's body with and began to touch her bruised skin gently. After she studied the wounds to her satisfaction, she dropped the towel over her body again and straightened up. She
Damon's POV As soon as I saw that she was awake, I darted to her side of the bed. She tried to sit up, but I placed a hand on her shoulder to tell her to relax. She winced at my touch, and I took my hand off her, realizing that I had just touched one of her injuries."I'll leave you two then." My Beta said."Are you okay?" I asked Evie as soon as I heard the door click shut. She continued to stare at me blankly, scaring me out of my wit. I moved a hand over her face and relaxed when she blinked and also followed the movement. When I dropped my hand, her eyes continued to roam around the room."Where am I? Who are you?" She asked after about a minute.I was about to get up to get her water to drink when I heard her utter those words. I paused midway and looked at her in astonishment. What did she mean by that question when this was not her first time in the room?Even if she couldn't comprehend the room because she had just woken up, why would she not be able to recognize me?"Who are
Evie's POV If there was one thing that was running through my mind, it was the fact that I felt like hell. All my body was sore, and I felt like I could actually collapse if it went on. But even if I collapsed, I was sure that sleep would still elude me because of how long I slept. The last I remembered, I was about to be hit with a sharp knife. The next thing I knew, I was waking up on the Alpha's bed.My reaction to that? I ran!I ran and ran until my legs felt like they would give way under me. It was when I paused for a breath that Rebecca and Grace caught up with me. They expressed their worries and their apologies for what happened to me. Of course, I brushed it off and let them know that none of it was their fault. After spending about thirty minutes with them, I found a way to discard them, not wanting to be around them as I was not in the right frame of my mind.Once I was left all alone, I went over to the waterfall that the Alpha took me to. As I sat there, on one of the r