Prologue
As the rain let up, I caught the scent of another wolf close by. I froze, that was impossible; normal wolves didn't live in this area, and there was a week until the next full moon. It had to be an alpha, only alpha wolves could transform at will. Shit, I needed to get out of there fast, he wouldn't take kindly to another alpha on his land.
My ears pricked up, was that a whimper? No, I shook my head must be the wind …but there it was again. Turning toward the noise, I took a deep breath. The familiar smells of the forest came first; dirt, grass, slight decay, and the unique smell that comes from a recent rain. Then wolf, singular, no other animals had come out from their hiding yet. An alpha in distress? Curiosity overrode any sense of self-preservation as I slowly started to pick my way toward the new smell, careful not disturb the recently fallen leaves and alert the wolf to my presence.
The whimpering became clearer as I followed my nose. Had he been human it would have been sobbing I was sure. I came to the edge of a clearing when I finally caught the new wolf in my sights, curled up under a pine tree on the edge of the small meadow. I hid behind a tree trunk, my brown hued coat helping conceal me, and took in the wolf. Female, I realized by the sheen and smoothness of her bright snowy white coat. I was mesmerized; in all my travels, I had never seen a wolf with such coloring.
I lay down, watching as she let out a long sigh and closed her eyes, seemingly done with the crying for the moment. I wondered what ailed her; I couldn't begin to imagine what would prompt a woman to spend the day crying in the woods as a wolf, but I found myself wishing I did. Something about her sadness bothered me.
I watched her for the rest of the afternoon as she slept, I couldn't bring myself to leave her. Alone out there, venerable and defenceless I mean. As for why I stayed in town after that? I told myself I was just ready to stop running, that no one would think to look for me here, that this place was as good as any.
Yeah, I didn't believe it either.
This is my first fanfiction and I'm really excited! Please review! Chapter 1 should be up soon.
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