Prologue
Shadow POV
Hey, I'm Shadow, I'm 18 and I have my own flock. The flock I have to raise, at least I'm not alone. In this Flock there's Silent who's also 18 and my second in command. There's Zack who's 5 he's like my little boy. Then there's Ian who's 14 and blind. He was born blind, but never has any issues with anything. Leo's also 14 and is Ian's twin brother. He's not blind, but looking exactly like Ian. Talia is 8 and is sweet as an angel. There's Bright who's 11. I'm the leader of them all, and were trying our best to stay alive.
Shadow- 18
Silent- 18
Ian- 14
Leo- 14
Bright- 11
Talia- 8
Zack- 5
Chapter 1
Shadow POV
I threw another log on the fire and leaned back against the cool cave wall. The fire sparked and burned at a steady pace. I smiled and glanced at my flock. Zack was fast asleep on his back, his head resting on my bunched up jacket. Ian was asleep right next to the fire, his face maybe a foot away from the flame. Leo was asleep in the back of the cave. Talia was asleep in wolf form curled up against Ian's back, with Bright next to her.
Then there was Silent. He was wide awake as always, sitting at the end of the cave looking out at the night sky. He's been my best friend since our days at the school. He had been in the dog crate next to mine. We would stay up and talk all the time, mess with the white coats. Anything to pass the time. Every since we got out of the school, he's my second in command and best friend. I got up from where I was resting, walked over and sat by him.
"Can't sleep?" I asked looking out at the night sky. It was a full moon and there were thousands of stars in the sky. There was cool breeze that sent chills up your spine. It was the kind of weather you wanted to fly in.
"No" He replied his voice emotionless. "Nice night for a fly though" He stood up and dusted off his jeans. He smirked and jumped straight out of the cave and down the cliff side. I watched as he plummeted downwards. When he was around 50 feet above the ground, his wings snapped out and he soared upwards. His wings were black as night and were almost darker then mine.
I was watching him fly when I felt a light tug on my sleeve. I turned to see Zack; his black hair was messed up from being asleep. I turned and picked him up placing him on my hip. I stood up and walked back into the cave.
"What's wrong sweetie?" I asked once I got to my spot. Zak yawned curling up against me.
"I had another nightmare" He mumbled closing his eyes. I smiled and gently rocked him. Zak really was my son. The school had made him from my DNA, I'm unsure who else. He had my eyes with were Brown and my black hair. He had Jet black wings, which was around 10 feet long. Barely enough to keep him air born for 5 hours.
"Was it about the school?" He stiffened. They had tested all kinds of things on him. It had been worse then me, or Silent, or even Ian. They had made him run for days on end. Just because he could! He was skinny as a twig from the lack of food they gave him. By now he had evened out. They had forced him to fly in wind tunnels, to see how much of a powerful flier he was.
"Y-Yeah" He stuttered softly, burying his head into my arms. I gently rocked him.
"It was just a bad dream. It wasn't real, everyone's Alright and so are you ok" I whispered softly in his ear. His breathing slowed and soon he was back to sleep. I rolled over on my side and closed my eyes, keeping him close to me. I slowly extended my wings and covered us both and I drifted off to sleep.
