AN: This is the first time I've written a story like this one. Time for the darker side.

"Holy sh-" Humphrey began.

"Do you know who it is yet?" Kate demanded before he could finish.

"We did a roll call, we think it's Carry," Hutch said sadly. Carry had been a well known wolf. She was amiable and pretty nice, even if she had been a little conceded.

"What happened to her?" Humphrey asked, trying not to gag. Being carnivores, wolves were used to blood and meat, but it was different when it was one of their own. Seeing something like this done to a wolf was horrid. What was left of Cathy was scattered around the clearing, Only from a few intact parts could one even tell it had once been a wolf.

"We… don't know sir," Hutch replied, trying to keep from stuttering.

Humphrey usually like it when wolves called him "sir", most didn't, but it still made him feel good. Now though, he didn't take much joy in it.

"It looks like she's been ripped apart," Kate observed, trying hard to keep up her tough façade. Humphrey knew she was just as disturbed as they were on the inside. "Could it have been a bear or a mountain lion?"

"We didn't smell either." Hutch wasn't looking very well. Even the toughest of Alphas couldn't deal with the scene for long.

"Hutch, why don't you go and keep an eye on the rest of the pack," Humphrey suggested after noticing his discomfort.

"Sure sir, I'll do that."

With that, Hutch was gone and Humphrey wished he could do the same.

"Well, we haven't found any trace of what did this," Kate said, "We'll have to take a closer look at the body but, for now, we've done all we can."

"So we go home now?" Humphrey asked.

"No," Kate replied, "Now we have to help…" her voice trailed off as she searched for the best way to put it, "put her back together."

From the nearby bushes, the group of wolves was being watched. Years and years of living in secret had taught her how to stand right behind a wolf and not be found. Her eyes slowly examined the brutal scene. There was little left of that poor wolf. The carnage was almost sickening.

She liked it.

The she-wolf didn't care for such average wolves and always enjoyed it when something saw them for what they were. Nothing. If they didn't matter, it didn't weigh on the soul to get rid of them. It was like stepping on ants. There were times she was disgusted by the fact that they were of the same species.

Still, there was an opportunity here. The wolves had gotten nosey about a cave they had no business with. This might be a chance to scare them away from it once and for all.

The she-wolf felt the edges of her mouth curl into a smile.

Lukas walked lazily back to his den. He had been out all night and was now regretting it. It felt like someone was drilling a white-hot rod into his head. The bright daylight was searing his eyes and made him feel like his head was about to combust. He made a vow to himself to cut back on the fermented berries next Friday.

Besides all his normal hangover symptoms, things just felt strange. The air felt heavy and, even though it was a sunny, warm day, he felt a shiver run down his spine.

"Next time I should try to make it back home before I black out," he muttered aloud to himself.

The air began to tingle, as though an electric charge was passing through it. Lukas his fur stand up and the shiver coursed through him again. The wolf suddenly had a very bad feeling.

He kept walking but began to speed up. The trees seemed to lean in and he was almost certain there was something behind him. He felt it creeping closer and began to run. His run quickly turned into a sprint as the presence neared him again. It was quickly closing the gap between them, no matter how fast Lukas ran.

He felt the presence right behind him. Suddenly, it overwhelmed him. The poor wolf collapsed and curled up into as tight of a ball as he could, waiting for his fate to befall him.

Nothing happened.

Lukas lifted a paw from over his eye. There was nothing there. He let out a sigh of relief. It must have just been the hangover. He got up and continued walking.

He heard a sound from behind a tree and his heart stopped for a second before he calmed himself down again. It's nothing. It's just nothing, he laughed to himself, shaking his head at his moment of panic.

Suddenly, something erupted from behind the tree. Lukas didn't have a chance to run this time.

AN: Well, here's chapter two. I'm hoping to pick up my update speed. Till then...