A/N: hey there TDD readers! Again this chapter goes out to my deviously handsome and wonderful boyfriend Tyler… you're my best friend dude ;p P.S. don't forget to review… the major lack is breaking my heart over here…

They told me I was. And what reason did they have to lie? How could they know exactly what I was going through? The only answer is that they've been going through it too. "Your Caleb's cub" they said, "you were born out of defiance of the alpha, and defiance is not to be tolerated!" I was told repeatedly. They said that I was not supposed to happen, that I was an abomination. A show of my fathers' disrespect of his alpha. No one was to disrespect the alpha.

Yet some argued. Vouged for me, made a show of their disbelief that their fellows wanted to kill me. "He's just a boy! is it really his fault that his father broke the rules?" argued some, but the most common, the one supported by the beta, was "this cub came here in need of salvation. He is scared of the animal that disobeyed us. Obeously he is not linked to him in any way but blood, and that is hardly his fault."

Although there was speculation, the alpha eventually put his foot down on his beliefs. As such, it was not my place to be there, but at least my life was spared.

I still remember the day… how the air smelled, the way the leaves crunched under your feet as you walked. The air was crisp and clean. It seemed to pierce your lungs as you breathed. "Daniel," he said timidly, walking through the door. He was one of the only people who called me that. Most simply called me child of sin. I tried to tell myself that I didn't care, but I knew it was a lie. These people were… like me… shouldn't they love me? They were my fellows. My people. The hounds of hell. They told me the story… how god made us to fight the devil, but we went corrupt with jealousy and anger. Poisoning emotions. That explained why I attacked Jude. I was jealous over his life… his family… and angry with Caleb. That's what gave the wolf its power. 'Its only a matter of time' it warned, voice as smooth as velvet. 'No' I hissed back. 'Its not. I'll never fall to you again.' "Yes Gabriel?" I answered back just as carefully. This man, wolf, had stuck up for me. Good looking out bro. Unfortunately he had earned the disrespect of his pack for it. I would be forever in his debt. "Before you leave," he told me, holding out a large rock with a leather chain around it," I'd like to give you this"