Chapter One
"Wolf, we're here!" Kaitlynn exclaimed.
Wolf looked ahead and saw a spectacular view. The ranch house driveway had willows lining down to the house and the wheat fields were swaying like a yellow ocean in the brisk autumn wind. She was nervous to meet her new foster family. Questions had gone through her head, would they like her, would she have to go back to the orphanage? She had received a preview letter from her foster parents and a map of their ranch. On the right side of the ranch, they owned 120 acres of the plains. Behind the ranch was the coast. Wolf had come from across that wide scary vast of water, she had come from England. It was there at the orphanage three years ago, where Wolf and Kaitlynn met and had become friends. To the left of them were the fields, and in the front of them was the forest.
The wagon they were in had come from the coast but the town was centered at the far edge of the forest, north of the ranch.
"Are you nervous Wolf?" Kaitlynn asked
Wolf shrugged and thought to Brokefang in silence. Brokefang was her wolf that had been with her for as long as she could remember. She secretly had the power to control nature and talk to animals. This power she liked a lot because she had somebody to talk to, and she didn't have to say it aloud either. She could simply say it in her head, and the animal she is talking to can hear her.
"I'm scared Brokefang. I am the only girl around here that wears boy clothing, I can't do inside chores, and I don't even know how to read. I wonder when they will find out. After all, the only 'person' who knows is Kait (Kaitlynn). What should I do Brokefang?"
"I don't know Wolf, but I would keep it a secret until you know them. Don't worry about being perfect; just be yourself. I'm nervous as well, but we just need to be calm. They let you keep Andromeda and Milky Way, so they must be pretty easy going," Brokefang said reassuringly as Wolf looked at the horses.
When the wagon got to the ranch, Wolf looked around. The yard was full of giant willows and a small creek made its way through the fields. As they crossed the bridge butterflies began to flutter in Wolf's stomach. Mrs. Strictson walked up to the front door and knocked, Kaitlynn and Wolf behind her.
"Hello Karl and Parillee these are the two young ladies you have agreed to adopt. This is Kaitlynn,"she said, grabbing Kaitlynn by the shoulders and dragging her in front them. "And this is Wolf," she finished. Wolf felt Mrs. Strictsons piercing fingers in her shoulder as she directed her in front of them. Wolf looked down at her feet as the introductions were made.
"Thank you very much. We have it from here," replied the person whom Wolf assumed was Karl. He was a tall lean man who looked like he was a strong, working, man, but had a kind expressive face.
Then a woman appeared whom the girls realized must be Parillee. Parillee smiled and looked at the two girls she and Karl had adopted. Kaitlynn had beautiful long auburn hair. She was very tall but graceful teenager and from what Parillee had been told, was a wonderful housekeeping child. Wolf was different. The name surprising though it was, didn't bother her. Wolf was a tall wiry child who looked like she needed a good feeding, and her hair was cut short at her ears. Though Parillee thought Wolf was odd, she had a feeling that the girl had been through a lot.
"Well children grab your bags and head on in. I will put your horses up in the pasture," Karl said.