The Silver Enigma

Prologue

Deep within the internal structure of the forest sits a cave. The cave belongs to the Son of Amarok, Alexander. He had escaped the villainous grasp of humanity and vowed to never return to them as some submissive beast. His heart is free, as is his soul. He would never accept anything less.

As he's sleeping in his den, dreaming of his long lasting freedom, a new scent enters his nostrils. The scent is soon scent to his brain and his eyes shoot open as the new smell is identified as a dog.

With a growl, he shoots out of the cave… and stops at what he sees. His silver eyes meet her blue eyes. Standing before him is a German shepherd, most likely a female. She looked like she had met the business end of the flying contraptions the humans used.

She looks up at him and that's when he spots the pup in between her legs. The pup looked exactly like him, but he doubted that… until she opened her eyes. Her eyes are a bright silver and just looking at them made his mind lose all track of thought.

"Alex… my son… she's yours now," said the German shepherd.

"Mine? Did I… I hope I didn't mate with you… did you say son?!"

She slowly nods her head, but soon chuckles. "No, you didn't… mate with me. Keep your… sister safe… Understood?"

Alex nods his head and the German shepherd turns and sprints off in the direction she had come. He watches her disappear before making his way to the pup… his sister. As he stands above her, she looks up and a whimper escapes her maw.

"Don't worry, it will be alright… Alexandria," he coos.

She closes her eyes and he picks her up by the scruff of her neck and slowly walks into his den.

Five months later

Alexandria's POV

I watch Alex as he is stalking his prey. It's entertaining to watch his movements as he slowly approaches the moose. It's like it is an art; every movement you make must be precise or everything will fall apart.

I watch as he suddenly makes his move. Getting in close, he springs forward and his jaws sink into the throat of the moose. It bellows in pain and tries to shake him off, but his jaws dig in deeper until it finally reaches the point where the life-blood flows.

With one swift movement, Alex rips his jaws out of the moose's throat and blood sprays out like some tainted geyser. It stumbles for a bit before falling to the ground, its life slowly fading away.

My brother turns towards me and smiles. "Well, shall we eat?"

I don't know if I should or shouldn't. The moose is still gasping for the one breath that might make a difference, but every effort seems futile.

"I… I guess."

Death always hit me the hardest. Every time my brother killed something, I'm the one who regrets it. I watch as it dies and the only thing on my mind is my desire of getting away from all of this.

"You guess? Well, what would you prefer?"

That's a good question. If I had the answer, I would have instantly said it, but it eluded me. So with a regretful sigh, I shuffled forward and took a bite out of the almost dead moose. The blood tasted of iron and the meat left a horrible aftertaste on my tongue.

My brother frowns at me, but he remains quiet. He isn't one for words.

Nome, Alaska

Balto, a wolf/ husky hybrid with hazel eyes and grey and brown fur, has been spending more time in the trawler after losing Jenna. His whole life was built on taking care of his true love and vice versa. But now, now he's alone and everything he truly loved has vanished from his life.

His children found their places in the world so why can't he do the same again?

He yawns and pushes himself to his feet. The depression had put him in a weakened state, both physically and emotionally. It strained his muscles to even push himself up, but emotionally, he is going through Hell and back. His whole mind is in a civil war between sorrow and contentment.

As he stands on the deck, snow falling on and around him, he makes up his fragile mind and walks inside his abode so he doesn't freeze to death.

Nome, Alaska

"This is where the humans live," explains Alexander to his little sister, Alex. If anyone had seen them, they would have noticed how similar they looked. They both had silver eyes, grey fur, and the German shepherd like tail. The difference is that one is smaller and thinner than the other.

"What's a human," asks Alexandria, curiosity taking hold of her mind.

"A human is a bipedal creature that owns this land. They are monsters; nothing more, nothing less."

"Oh… what's bipedal mean?"

"It means walking on two feet."

"Oh… can we go into the town down there?"

Alex shakes his head. "No because the humans will try to kill you. Humans are murderous animals."

If Alexander had been prepared, he would have stepped in front of his little sister. Unfortunately, he wasn't expecting anything so when Alex jumped and sprinted into town, he ended up scrambling to make up the distance and take his sister away from the humans' influence.