CHAPTER 1

Kate's POV

"...So i'll be a fun loving lone wolf." humphrey sighed with a sad smile before turning around to face the hill. My ears flattened as my tail drooped watching him walk away like that. His head hung, his tail dragging, his ears pressed down to the max.

Lily ran out of the den with a panicked look on her face.

"What did i just hear?!" she yelped slightly.

"Probably the last of humphrey." i whimpered a little. She grunted glaring at me.

"Now look what you did." she pouted with both of her eyes in sight this time.

"ME?!" i looked at her surprised, ticked, hurt, and sad all at once.

"Oh for god's sake, sis. The wolf liked you and you reward him with a heartbreak."

I just stood there watching the last spot the two of us talked before he left in that devastating moment.

She smacked me in the back of the head, which quite surprised me actually.

"Don't just stand there! Go bring him back!"

I shook my head with a nod before walking, than bolting to find humphrey.

I looked behind me to see lily's face go from angry to a saddened expression. Humphrey was a good friend with her, a brother more or less to start with. It made sense seeing her that angry.

Walking through the pack, i could see humphrey treading through everyone, only a few wolves watching.

I started to plead forward before a big furry red mess got in my way.

"Kate? Can i talk to you for a second?" garth winced a little rubbing the back of his neck.

"Not now garth."

"But-"

"NOT NOW." i barked at him a little causing him to yelp backing off slightly.

A few wolves watched in silence as i kept walking. I noticed quickly he had already made his way into the forest.

"Humphrey, wait!" i ran up to his side quickly as the tree's blocked us from the pack.

He sighed with a slight wince. "Yes?" he side glanced with his eyes which hurt a little.

"I… i just want to say i'm sorry."

"For?" he looked forward and kept walking.

"F-for not telling you about garth. I mean, the whole marriage thing."

"That's not what i'm upset about." he frowned slightly.

"What do you-" i stopped talking after seeing ahead what he saw.

The train tracks glistened in the morning shine as i started to panic slightly.

"No… no no no, you can't!"

"Can't what?" he raised an eyebrow as the tracks got closer and closer.

"You can't be serious!" i whined slightly as he tapped at the railway.

"I am serious. Feels like the train will be here soon." he sighed completely ignoring the fact i was a couple minutes away from tears.

"W-why… why can't you just stay here?"

"What happens if i stay, hmm? I get to watch you and garth walk around as mates everyday, get to be treated as the lowest omega in the pack, and have nothing to do."

He sniffed which was weird.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Nevermind, It's better this way." he looked at me as i felt my eyes start to sting.

"No it's not!" i put my paw down as two small tears emerged from one eye.

"Hate to break it to ya, but it's gonna be great."

"What happened to world adventurers?"

"I dunno, you tell me. Seems like you just remembered it now anyways."

"What's with you? What changed?" i poked at his shoulder with a soft sniff.

"A lot of things."

"What things?"

"Things that involve you." he gave a cold, but saddened glare.

Before i could say anything something hit me in my back. My vision went blurry as i felt woozy. I'll admit, it warmed my heart seeing humphrey panic a little trying to catch me.

"Kate?" kaaate?" his voice started to fade and stretch out as i dozed off. A sharp zing was heard as a meat-sounding spink hit humphrey as well. We both collapsed on each other as a few footsteps got louder and louder.

Lily's POV

I walked around a little worried inside my parents den. Dad came in with mom as a couple worried faces followed.

"Lily! What's wrong?"

"Humphrey was torn over the marriage, so he walked off."

"Walked off?"

"He said he was going out to become a lone wolf."

"Oh no!" mum shot a glance at dad, who had an even more worried face on his snout.

I continued. "Kate went to talk with him, say she's sorry i think… but they haven't been back since!"

"Eve, get the scouts. Lily, come with me."

I nodded sternly before following the two out of the den. Garth caught up with me and dad as mum took off.

"Second-leader winston! What's wrong?"

"My daughter and her friend are missing. Get your best scouts and come with me."

He nodded walking off, a quick smile shot at me before bolting to HIS leader.

We all met up in the spot garth had last seen the two before walking off.

Garth followed their scents which made me think for some odd reason he'd make a great husband… even though there was still a law for that in the air.

Dad winced a little thinking they got on the train before noticing tire tracks by the side of the railway.

"Hunters. I want full pledged scouts out here at max times. These ones will be back."

The others nodded and left leaving me and dad alone.

"But dad! What about kate and humphrey?!"

He sighed looking down the other side of the track.

"We can only hope they'll make it back safe."

"But what if he keeps his goal? Stays out there to be a loner?"

He chuckled a little in which i didn't like the way he did it.

"Trust me, honey. With kate around... he'd never leave her side."