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So here is the next chap, hope it is to your liking.

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Ally POV

Am I dreaming right now? If I am, is it possible that a dream can be so vivid? And feel so real? However, the moment that I hear him whisper in my ear and feel his warm breath on my skin, I know that I am not dreaming. The realisation only makes my eyes widen further at the sight in front of me.

Atleast eight big-no huge wolves are snapping, twisting, turning and growling at eachother. They seem to be fighting, but not so viciously I realise. It's as if they are practicing.

The loud growling is like thunder and sends shivers up and down my spine, making me shudder. I turn to Austin causing him to look down at me. He raises an eyebrow.

"Do you believe it now?" He asks with a smug smile. I quickly nod my head, wanting to get out of here. "Yes! Yes I do, now please can we just go back?" I ask frantically.

Still sporting a smug smile he replies, "Not quite yet. I want you to meet someone," He turns his attention to the snapping wolves before his hazel orbs land on one of them.

"Yo Dez!" He hollers, resulting in a reddish copper wolf to swing its massive head towards us. His deep green eyes instantly zero in on me, making me back myself into Austin's chest. I feel him tense up before he relaxes again and slides his hands down to my waist, gently prying me away and edging me towards the wolf that is now trotting towards us.

"He isn't gonna hurt you. None of them will."

I calm my breathing and decide to trust Austin. Despite the fact that he acts as if I have the plague...

The huge wolf, roughly the size of a Clydesdale horse comes to a stop in front of me.

"Uh... Hi.. Dez?"

Seemingly happy at the fact that I know his name, Dez lets out a bark and tilts his head to the right while allowing his tongue to loll out of his mouth. The sight amuses me and elicits a giggle to pass through my lips. I decide to raise my hand, resulting in Dez bowing his head to my level. I slowly rest my hand on his head and begin to gently stroke the soft, copper fur. I lightly scratch behind his ear causing him to sigh in content while his tail gently sways from side to side.

Austin POV

I silently watch her as she strokes Dez's fur. Her eyes now display calmness while her lips are pulled up in a small, contented smile. I look off to the side and notice that the rest of the wolves are now making their way towards her. She looks a little tense but still manages to send a warm smile to each and every one of them.

She's making it so hard for me to not trust her.. Honestly.

For three years I've stayed strong and kept my emotions to outsiders, especially from the human world in check. Out on supply runs we sometimes meet people. It's hard not to get attached. Hard, but possible. I've never let an outsider in after Vanessa.

We came across a few lone wolves in these three years and my father, being the kind-hearted man that he is, considered taking them in. He never did though. Reason being that he knew if he did, I would constantly be on edge. Thinking that they would turn out like Vanessa.

It was like my rules.

Don't open up to an outsider. Show them their place.

Now Ally Dawson comes along. Making me want to throw those rules aside. Making me want to talk to her, get to know her, befriend her and start a friendship.

Perhaps even go beyond friendship...

I shake my head after the last thought and unknowingly allow a growl to pass through my lips. This catches Dez's attention. He has moved away from Ally and is now making his way towards me. He stands in front of me and then in the blink of an eye, allows the familiar flash of black and grey smoke to consume his body, phasing him back into his human form.

Dez now appears before me in his chequered pants with a purple shirt. I shake my head and chuckle at my buddies choice of clothing, before noticing that the rest of the wolves have phased too and are animatedly conversing with Ally.

I would have liked to see her reaction to the phasing. Oh well.

"You alright there, little golden toes?" I roll my eyes at the nickname before playfully shoving Dez's shoulder. "Yeah man I'm alright. Why wouldn't I be?" He lightly shoves me back before replying, "Well you're growling at nothing in particular like an idiot and you have been staring at our newcomer like she's the most precious thing in the universe."

I honestly believe that she is...

Again I shake my head causing Dez to give me a pointed look. I let out a frustrated sigh and tell him, "I've just got some stuff on my mind. That's all," He nods before glancing at Ally and then back at me, "More like someone," he says with a mocking grin. "Shut up," I mumble before pushing past him and towards the person who is making my firm mind go haywire. Having now finished her conversation with the rest of the guys, she is perched on a boulder patiently waiting. As I pass the guys, some of them wiggle their eyebrows and then gesture to Ally while Elliot mumbles to me, "Bro, hook me up." I shoot him a glare while thinking, "In your dreams asshole."

"We should go, otherwise you're gonna be drowning in the snow." She jumps off the boulder before pulling her jacket tighter around her before mumbling, "I am not that short," I lightly chuckle, causing her to look at me in shock. I quickly divert her attention by gesturing to the way of which we came through. She obliges and begins to walk.

It has been about three weeks since Ally joined our pack and quite honestly... I'm certain that she is going to be the death of me. Despite acting cold towards her, she continues to send me warm smiles or polite greetings. My dad has given me full duty of watching over her and making sure that she is ok. She warmed up to everyone quite nicely so I don't see why I need to keep an eye on her anymore. If we ever make eye contact, that darn blush always coats her cheeks, inflicting an urge to go over to her and kiss her senseless.

Yes, I have accepted the fact that I have an attraction towards the blushing brunette. However that doesn't mean that I am going to do anything about it. She could still do something that could expose us or endanger us.

So I am not taking any chances.

The weather is changing again. A cool summery breeze is ever present while the suns heat is kept to a minimum. Not too hot, not too cold. I place my palm on the paw print next to the door, causing it to swing open slowly. I make my way outside; the thick canopy of the trees restricts the rays of the sun to pass through, giving the forest a dim but calm and serene look. I begin trekking through the twigs and leaves, wondering if I will be able to handle Ally Dawson's innocent teasing today. Just those little things that she doesn't even notice she is doing like, nervously biting down on her bottom lip, silently asking for confirmation with her brown doe eyes when she wants to ask me a question or even letting out a simple laugh when Mark or Anthony is around.

I make it to the rocky ledges and bound up the stairs to her room. I am about to knock on the door when it swings open, revealing Ally. "Oh, good morning Austin," She shyly states while sending me another warm smile.

Like I said. Death of me.

I harden my features before grunting out, "Morning."

At the tone of my voice, her smile drops causing my chest to tighten. I tear my gaze away from her and look off to the side. "So what do you wanna do? Since we're stuck together for a while,"

"A while? We've been stuck together for a few weeks now," She says resulting in me snapping my gaze back to her and furrowing my eyebrows at her snappy tone. She doesn't return my gaze, choosing to push past me and head down the stone staircase. I make my way down the stairs too and I realise that she hasn't stopped walking and is now making her way towards the lake. I keep myself a few feet behind until she reaches the part of the lake surrounded by rocks and boulders. She perches herself on one and stays that way, facing the clear water. I cautiously make my way towards her before manoeuvring around the boulder and planting myself directly opposite her. "Alright Princess, what's with the snappy attitude?" I ask her while looking her dead in the eye.

"Would you please stop calling me that?" The anger and slight annoyance that was laced in her voice up by her room has now completely disappeared and is now replaced by the soft, shy tone that I have become accustomed to. I try not to let it faze my own voice when I reply.

"Why? Does it bother you?"

"Yes," She answers with her eyes now downcast.

"That's a fucking shame," I bitingly growl at her.

She looks at me and then gets off the rock; her eyes are now away from the ground but are still focusing on anything but me. She takes a deep breath then begins, "Look, I don't get why you have to watch over me everyday. It's not like I am going to try and get home. I have accepted the fact that I cannot do anything to change your father's mind about ever letting me go back so I will not try," I am about to say something when she quickly shakes her head and holds up her hand. "I know that you absolutely hate spending time with me and if it is possible, I would rather have Mark, Anthony or Trish watch over me if that's what your father wants. I'd even take Dez."

My heart gives a painful tug at her saying that she would prefer someone else to watch over her. Even though I do deserve it, since I act like a total ass towards her, it still feels like a low blow.

I shake off the feeling and reply to her, "Unfortunately, whatever order my father gives will have to be obeyed until he says otherwise. So you're stuck with me. Princess." She shakes her head and turns away from me. "I just can't take it anymore," She says in a soft voice.

There goes that painful tug again.

"What can't you take?" I ask without bothering to go in front of her. She'll probably just turn away again. "You," She says, "looking at me as if I am some kind of enemy. Talking to me like it causes you pain."

It does cause me pain... It hurts when I snap at her, growl at her... When all I want to do is forget my stupid rules. Forget what Vanessa has turned me into. A piece of crap that cannot give others a chance. That damn bitch took away my will to trust and let people in... And now, seeing that it is causing this girl, my object of affections to feel hurt, makes me hate her more than ever. The thought of that traitor causes the blazing inferno inside me to rage madly. Unfortunately, it rages right onto the person who has got the brunt of my coldness.

"It does! It does cause me pain! You have no damn idea what fucking pain it inflicts on me!"

She is now turned towards me, eyes widened in fear and panic. There are warning bells going off in my head, signalling for me to calm down before I hurt her.

"Do you think it is freaking damn easy for me?! To be around you all the time when you're damn near killing me!"

If only she knew what I really meant.

Vanessa's face then appears in my head. The heat is now taking over my body, my words are morphing into growls, I can feel my canines beginning to elongate.

I hear Anthony's voice a few hundred meters away, he is phased and is running as fast as he can. He pleads with me to calm down.

I'm too far gone though.

In an explosion of the familiar black and grey smoke, I land on all fours, teeth bared at the brunette shocked still in front of me. A growl rips its way through my teeth just as a blinding white blur knocks me to the ground.

Anthony.

I jump to my feet and snap my jaws at my cousin. He growls menacingly at me and positions his large body in front of Ally.

Ally...

As if in an instant, I am snapped back to reality, images of my mother's lifeless body and Vanessa's face fading away.

I step back automatically, my eyes zeroing in on Ally clinging to Anthony's white fur while her face is masked in pure terror.

Oh hell... What is wrong with me?

"Ally," I take step towards them, her name coming out in a low whine. She clings tighter to my cousin, who's piercing blue eyes is watching me warily.

"Stay out here for a bit Austin. You need to clear your damn head," His voice rings in my head. After chancing another glance at Ally and seeing her scared features, I grudgingly take a step back and sit down on my haunches while bringing my gaze down to my paws. I hear Anthony gently whine, edging Ally away from the lake.

I could have seriously hurt her... I'm such a damn idiot. Really.

Ally POV

I know that he doesn't like me. He made that clear by stating that just by talking to me causes him pain. Despite that, I never thought that he would ever hurt me. He technically didn't but he could have. The first time I saw him, his eyes were filled with warmth and kindness. What made him hate me?

After informing his uncle about what happened, Anthony had made me retire to my room to relax and calm down. I was shaken up to say the least. He just... Exploded. He was slightly larger in size compared to the others. His fur was a greyish brown. The fur on his back stood up in hackles while his muzzle curled up, revealing his massive teeth. I've never been more scared in my life.

An hour later, Trish bursts in my room firing questions at me and asking if I am ok, concern written all over her face.

Mark follows soon after.

After assuring them that I am ok, they leave.

Another hour later, I am bored as hell so I decide to go for a walk. I've never really gone anywhere on my own since Austin was always with me. It feels weird. I've gotten used to feeling his presence around.

Lost in my own thoughts, I realise that I have stumbled into an eerie place. I'm in the forest, but nowhere familiar. Here, there is hardly any sun or even a slight breeze. Everything is extremely quiet and disturbingly still.

What is it with me and getting lost?

I turn around to try and retrace my steps.

Only to come face to face with a man with a stocky build. His face is twisted into a wide grin. His hair is slightly thinning.

I immediately step back and begin looking in every direction, hoping that a familiar face breaks through the trees.

No one comes.

I turn to run but to no avail. The man tackles me to the ground and places his body directly over mine. I try to scream but he covers my mouth with his huge hand.

"Now, now little girl. Just be quiet. Everything will be fine," He says while chuckling darkly.

I feel the tears pricking at my eyes as he stuffs a thick material into my mouth preventing any noise from escaping, while hauling me onto his thick shoulders.

Austin POV

After getting a thorough scolding from my dad and a bunch of disapproving glares from my pack mates, I hastily make my way to Ally's room, eager to apologise to her. I race up the stairs only to find her door open.

That's odd. She always leaves it closed. Before I take a step in, Dez shouts from the bottom. "Austin! Austin!" I don't even bother with the stairs; rather I jump straight down the few feet, landing right next to a frazzled Dez. "What is it?" I ask, already knowing who it is about.

"It's Ally! She's been taken by one of the Silver Tail members!"

And just like that, for the second time today...

The inferno rages madly, causing my wolf to come roaring to the surface.

*Dez voice* Aaannnd CUT! :P

There u have it. Chapter six.

Not sure when I will update again but I assure you guys that every chapter will be given my all. So if I happen to not update for a while, it probably just means that I have writers block and I am just working extra hard on it.

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