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The hunt part 1

Previously

"We may as well head outside and see if we can find anything new." I said. We all started to phase, Paul heading out first. We followed after him hoping to find more clues to Sam's disappearance.

Suddenly, Paul started howling in pain. We ran outside to see what happened. Paul was standing there staring at something.

I almost threw up.

The blood leading up to the mangled victim was disgusting enough. The person was beyond death, beyond the help of DNA tests. The body itself was mangled to completion, the skin was intact, but the bones of the victim were beyond shattered. Bits and pieces of bone were scattered around the yard, bits of flesh still intact.

I looked away from the body, unable to handle anymore of it. I looked around at the rest of the pack. Jake was green in the face. Jared had gone inside and Embry looked like he had just swallowed vomit. But Paul was missing.

"Have you seen Paul?" I asked.

"I don't know." Embry whispered back.

Jared came back out then, looking very pale.

"I know who that is." He whispered. We all looked at him expectantly.

"That's Paul's dad." He continued to whisper.

I felt my eyes open wide.

"Call Charlie Swan. Tell him it was a bear attack. He's going to be convince, this is pretty brutal for a bear." Jake said. We all nodded, Embry going to find the phone.

"Jared, go find Paul, he is probably upset, and you know him the best out of all of us." I said. He nodded and took off running into the forest.

1 month later…

Paul still hadn't left the house. We went over there every day to try and get him to eat. He never did and what was making it worse, we couldn't find out what had taken Sam.

There was absolutely no trace of the thing, no sudden blocks of scent and what was worse, is that also as well as Quil, Seth and Leah had joined. We didn't know what was causing these werewolves to sprout up all over the joint and without Sam here, it was getting restless. I was glad that Leah was part of the pack, no matter how bitter.

Things in the pack couldn't be worse. Tension was high, it was difficult with Paul, the new werewolves that were still trying to get control, running patrols, looking for Sam and making sure Emily was okay.

It wasn't an easy thing to do.

When Quil, Seth and Leah joined, it was asking for trouble. The alpha had gone missing. We explained everything to them. As soon as Sam was mentioned, Leah was off and running. I was on patrol luckily and managed to intercept her before she went across the continental US.

After I had stopped her though, she just lashed out. I had battled with her for about 10 minutes until the guys finally got here. They stopped Leah. Now Leah and I were not getting along. We had at least 1 fight everyday, but because I was the more experienced one, I one them 95% of the time. But Leah would always come back for more; it was quiet frankly starting to piss me off.

The search for Sam hadn't even advanced, and Emily was starting to suffer. I ran to her parent's place one day in my wolf form to see how she was doing. Not good, was the answer. I tried to ask what happened, she just burst out crying. After she stopped crying, she went to yes, no and shrugs answers.

"Do you remember what happened?" I asked. She shrugged.

"Um, do you know how you got the scratch?"

"No."

Was Sam home?"

"Yes."

"Did you know what he was doing?"

She shrugged.

"Did you hear any sounds?"

"No."

I sighed and walked out of her room. I heard her start crying again. Her parents came up to me.

"Well, I think it's good she's crying, she hasn't even twitched since she got here." Her dad explained.

I nodded in sympathy. The situation was starting to get out of hand. 1 shift was now 10 hours instead of 6 hours. When we weren't patrolling, time was devoted to finding Sam. Just last night I had searched most of Canada trying to find him. I was so tired that I started to lose concentration and almost got caught by some hunters.

I hadn't slept in 4 days, and most of the time, the pack never did sleep, unless you just passed out from exhaustion. Poor little Seth was suffering too. This wasn't good for his health, and the pack was always worried for Seth. He was way to young to be doing this.

But yet he marched on, all of the pack did, except for Paul.

The Paul situation was starting to get out of hand. No one could get him to move. He

was paralysed at that dreadful sight and he had not yet come out of his shell. I know he was depressed, but we really needed him to come out and patrol.

"THAT'S IT!" I screamed loudly in the middle of the forest. Seth stood there whining.

""I CAN'T TAKE THIS CRAP ANYMORE. PAUL IS GOING TO COME OUT AND PATROL AND HE IS GOING TO FUCKING ENJOY IT!" I continued ranting. I phased and ran to his house. I ran through the door in my wolf form, blowing it to smithereens. I stopped dead at the sight of his house.

It was obliterated. There was stuff everywhere, chunks of wood, foundation, blood and flesh. I felt myself pale.

"Paul, where are you?" I whispered. I froze and sniffed. There was no smell.

I felt my eyes go wide in terror.

Something had attacked, and it has Paul.

I phased again, and let out a mournful howl.

But I heard something. I turned around to see a flash of blue. It turned around and saw me.

I felt my fur rise and snarled in fear.

It looked like a girl, but it wasn't a girl. She had scaly skin, blue, and had wings sprouting out her back. There was a tail, equipped with a sharp blade at the end. It got into a defensive crouch and growled. But then it looked up to the sky and smiled. With a huge push, the creature took off flying. I was after it in a matter of seconds.

I looked up into the air, and it was gaining speed. I pushed myself faster. I felt everyone in my head at the same moment.

What's going on? Everyone asked.

I'm in pursuit of the creature. I told them.

I replayed the event in my head and I all heard them gasp.

Were on our way everyone said simultaneously.

I looked up to see that the creature had veered off more to the right. It was heading for the ocean.

A breeze of light grey came up next to me. It was Leah. Damn the girl could move.

Where is it? She asked.

Over there I said, flicking my head over to its direction.

I'm on it She said, taking off at an incredible rate.

Sorry for such a short chapter, but I am starting to get into this story and all the interesting parts are coming up.

What happened to Paul? What is the creature that is stalking the pack? Will Leah catch the predator? Only I know, for now. Please review.

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