Okay, this is really a prolouge chapter. Just a short one to get things moving, but the actual chapters will be much longer. I just wanna give you a taste of what it'll be about. Enjoy!

4:30 AM, Thursday Morning, Jasper Park, Canada – Cody's POV

I lay on top of cliff overlooking a valley where caribou and moose tend to graze and bed. My Winchester Model 700 lay next to me, propped up on it's bipod and ready to take a shot at the biggest one in the herd. It's eight time zoom scope was sighted for 400 yards, more then enough distance from here to the valley ahead of me. I was laying between to small bushes, camouflage everything to help conceal me.

It was getting to the time of the morning when the caribou would awaken and move out to eat. There was one especially large one that I'd seen when I was scouting last week and I knew exactly what he looked like. Largest rack of the herd, and usually most of the females were right around him. All I had to do was wait for a good enough shot.

Right around 5:00AM, I saw movement from the herd waking up, so I grabbed my rifle and aimed down toward them. I could see plenty of males and females, but not the one I wanted. I waited as the herd came out around an overlook where they were bedded, anxious to claim my prize. I kept scanning the area for him for at least another half hour, but I never saw him yet.

Just as I was about to set my rifle back down, I saw him, his giant antlers coming out from around the bend. I quickly dialed in the zoom a little more for a more clear shot and held my breath, slowing down my heart rate as I aimed in on his heart and lungs. Just as I was putting pressure on the trigger and about to take the shot, three wolves leapt out of the bushes onto him, trying to take him down.

"NO!" I screamed, firing a shot at the ground next to them all. Their attack ceased and they took off running to cover, but there were four now. I was so angry they killed my caribou, I wanted to hunt and kill them! I couldn't claim it now since the rangers would see it was killed by wolves, otherwise I'd get a HUGE fine.

"God damn wolves! I'll kill you all!" I screamed before getting up, grabbing my gun and walking back toward my small cabin a half mile away.

Unknown Wolf's POV

"Candu, Hutch, Garth….On my mark…." I said as we prepared to take down the biggest caribou we'd ever seen. It would easily feed the entire pack, and then some! We all crouched down as low as we could in the bushes, ready to attack when he stopped to graze.

"Ready….Almost…." I whispered, everyone eager to kill it. Right as I was about to say now, I saw a flash of light on top of the cliff overlooking the valley. I looked up at it right as Hutch said "NOW!" They leapt out onto the caribou, sinking their teeth into it's neck and back. A shot rang out as I heard somebody scream, the bullet hitting the ground and bouncing up into Candu's leg.

"GAH! FUCK!" He yelled, falling off the caribou. "EVERYONE RUN! It's a hunter!" I screamed and we all took off running as fast as we could, leaving the dying caribou. There was no way we were sticking around to get it back to the pack, otherwise we'd be killed as well!

We ran as fast as we possibly could to the feeding ground where my parent's den was, the pack leaders. By the time we got to the small slope leading up to the entrance, Candu was panting hard and fast, groaning in pain. "MOM, DAD!" I yelled up to their den as we stopped.

They came out in a hurry and Mom asked "Kate, what happened!?" Candu collapsed to the ground, holding his leg where it was shot. His fur was stained with his own blood, and a lot of it! "Candu was shot! There was a hunter on the cliff above us." I panted as Mom rushed over to him. She was the pack healer, but I knew we'd need someone who could pull a bullet out instead of make weird concoctions.

"Quickly, bring him in!" She said and Hutch picked him up, carrying him inside the den behind her. Right then, I heard someone else running up behind me and turned around to see Humphrey coming. He's one of my best friends, so I knew he'd wanna know what happened.

"Kate, what happened to Candu? You said he was shot!?" He asked, worried. I nodded and said "Right as we attacked a huge caribou. It was a hunter, possibly going after the same one as we were." He sighed and said "Is Candu gonna be okay?"

"I think he will be. It was only his leg, after all." I said, hoping I was right. He nodded and pulled me into a hug, saying "I'm just glad you're okay…." I smiled and returned it, saying "Thank you, Humphrey. I am, don't worry about me. I'm just so mad right now!"

"I don't blame you, I would be, too." He said, chuckling. I giggled a bit and said "So, what've you been doing all morning?" He smiled and said "I was actually still asleep when I heard you screaming for your parents." I let out an amused sigh and said "Yeah, you would be….The whole "Omega" thing…."

"Well, anyway, I'm just glad you're okay." He said, smiling again as was I. "Thank you, Humphrey. I think I'll go inside and relax for a little while now. Still kinda shaken up…." He nodded understandingly and I kissed his cheek before turning around to go inside. Mom was done with Candu by now and he was resting, his leg stained with blood.

"So, how is he?" I asked, laying down near the back of the den. Mom smiled a little and said "He'll be alright. Didn't get hit TOO badly." I nodded and laid my head down, saying "Can you wake me up later? I feel like I need a bit of rest…."

"Sure thing, honey. You've had a scary morning…." She said as I closed my eyes. I started to quickly drift off to sleep, feeling a bit scared still knowing that hunter was out there….somewhere….

Next, the actual first, chapter will be up in a couple days at most. Still working on Life With Lilly, so I gotta try and balance it out now.