Run


His eyes immediately met mine and he thundered towards me. No! Not again! Please! I stumbled back and fell over the side of the couch. There was low rumble in my chest, steadily rising as I had my back against the wall. The closer he came the louder I growled. Elena simply watched from her chair as Logan quickly approached me. When he was within arms reach she cleared her throat. He glanced towards her, she signalled him out of the room and, begrudgingly, he left.

Once the door was closed I breathed a sigh of relief. Elena smiled and rose from her chair."How about I show you your room?" I nodded slowly as I followed her out of the room. As soon as I caught his scent I was on high alert, when we reached the top of the stair I caught a glimpse of him walking out the front door. I returned my gaze to Elena; she had stopped in front of a door. She opened it to reveal a large room, the colours were all neutral creams, there was a large window with a window seat, a vanity table and matching stool, a large wardrobe and a king sized four poster bed, curtains and all. I was speechless, my father had taken care of me but being mutts we had to move around a lot. This kind of luxury was so foreign to me. Elena noticed my gaping and her smile grew.

"If your trial run goes well you can decorate it how ever you like." The urge to turn and hug Elena was so great I almost did it, but instead I simply nodded my head in thanks. "I'll let you settle in then." With that she was gone. It was then that I realised that my rucksack was beside the wardrobe. It had everything I owned in the world. I pulled out my extra pair of jeans and placed the in a draw, then went in a couple of tops and my under wear. I was unsure if it was good or bad that I could fit all my clothes in one draw with room to spear. The only thing left in my bag was some photos of me and my dad that we got from a cheap photo booth. I placed it standing upright next to the mirror. I glanced up and realised how rough I actually looked. My long jet black hair was matted and had some form of foliage in it; my usually pale skin was darkened with smears of dirt, my apple green eyes where dull and surrounded by dark circles. My clothes were ripped, grass stained and hung off of my slender build. Being only 5"2 made me feel all the more petite. I sighed and strode away from the mirror.

There was a knock at the door and Kate's head poked through. I was laid on the bed and quickly sat up. She had a smile on her face.

"Fancy a run?" Before I knew it I was off the bed and stood next to her. She seemed pleased and led me outside.

Soon we were in their back yard forest. Kate and I had split up to change. It was difficult to do on demand, dad had told me that the pack trains each other to change on demand and it's said that they can even change a small portion of their body whilst remaining other wise human. I released a frustrated sigh. Concentrate! I closed my eyes and repeated 'change' over and over in my head. A light sheen of sweat came over my body along with the familiar sensation of pins and needles. Soon I could feel my bones breaking, thick fur growing and claws protruding from my fingers and toes.

I lay on my side panting. The change took a lot out of you; soon I heard some one approach. A platinum blonde muzzle protruded through the bushes. I yipped, letting her know I was done changing. She emerged nudged me up. As human a Kate is a good foot taller than me, as wolves you could still see the difference. As soon as I stood she nipped my ear then tore off into the forest. I smirked, well, the best I could with a muzzle and went after her. She clearly had the advantage knowing the lay of the land but I soon caught up with her and pounced when we were in a clearing. We tousled for a little while, I pinned her and she pinned me. Just as I thought I had the upper hand another wolf burst into the clearing. He was large with dark golden fur. I froze, immediately recognising the scent. Logan.

I slowly backed off of Kate. She sat and looked at me, then at Logan and back. I bolted into the forest. I knew that he was chasing me. Suddenly I was pinned to the ground, I snapped at him and then I realised he wasn't hurting me. He was playing. I relaxed and gave into playing, we were soon joined by Kate and we played together. After a few hours we were a laid together in a clearing by a pond. We had played, hunted and caught a rabbit. I had felt tired and laid down, the other two joined me and we fell as sleep together.

When I awoke I was human, I slowly tried to sit up to find I was tangled in various limbs. Kate had slept with her back to me but more alarming was Logan whose head was rested on my shoulder and his arm that had wrapped itself around my waist, while his other hand was tangled up in my messy hair. It may not have been the time but it was then that I really looked at Logan. His hair was short, sleek and strait like Elena's but the shade and practically everything else made him looked like a younger hotter version of Clay. His skin was tanned and toned, he had a six pack and I managed to rip my eyes away before I looked any further down. Both Logan and Kate were twenty one while I was still only nineteen, not much of an age gap but it made me wonder why no one had claimed Kate yet. Maybe they had tried but she refused or the packed didn't want her mating with a mutt.

My thoughts were shattered when I felt Logan snuggle into me and take a deep breath of my scent. His fingers were running through my hair and he pulled me closer to him. I heard movement and realised Kate had been watching us for a little while. I mouthed 'help!' to her and she nodded.

"Hey Logan your molesting a mutt!" His eyes opened a crack to glare at her and then they fell upon me. He seemed to realise what he was doing when he quickly released me. I bolted in the direction of the house. I found my way back to the house but never located my clothes so I quietly slipped in and rushed into my room. I looked up and noticed that Elena's scent was quite recent. I followed it and saw a hair brush on my vanity, my draws had been filled with, I presumed, her old clothes.

I had managed to find the bathroom and took a shower. Now I was clean and fresh I was looking through my draws as I brushed through my soppy locks. I braided my hair and quickly dressed. The smell of food wafted through and I followed it down stairs.

At the dinner table everyone was gathered, including three other males that I didn't recognise. Elena gestured to each introducing them as Antonio, Nick and Lex. Antonio was Nick's father and Nick was Lex's. I nodded and sat in the only available seat, between Logan and Lex.