Chapter 29

Humphrey

I was approaching Kate and I's den. I didn't have a clue how I should tell her. Not telling her anything was a considerable option. I can pretend like it never happened, and live happily ever after.

Kate is still asleep in the back of the den, but she must have heard me come in. Her eye's peel open.

"Humphrey. Come lie down with me" Kate tells me.

"I have to tell you something" I tell her.

"We can talk while we're cuddling. I missed you so much" Kate says.

"I'd rather not. I seriously have to tell you something important" I speak with more conviction.

Kate sits up and eventually stands up. "I was up pretty damn late last night" Kate informs me.

"I cheated on you" I burst out.

"What?" Kate asks confused.

"I mated with another female" I explain.

"That's not funny" Kate tells me.

"It's not supposed to be" I stare at the ground.

Kate slaps me.

"Kate..."

She slaps me again.

"Get out. Leave. I don't want to see you anywhere near my pack again" Kate says calmly.

I quickly exit the den before she lashes out at me again. With no where else to go, I head towards Hutsers pack. I look at my den one last time with sadness. I take a detour to the lake so I could see it one last time. I stand upon a small cliff hanging over the water. So much of my puppyhood took place here. This is where I first met Kate. Hard to believe it all lead up to this.

"This is a beautiful pack" I turn around to see a pitch black wolf. He looks a little older than me "Humphrey, Isn't it?".

"Who are you?" I ask.

"Nevermind that" He tells me "That cut on your cheek: quiet interesting why it hasn't healed yet".

I place my paw on my cheek and feel a sting. I pull it away to find blood. "How do you know?" I ask him.

"Oh, I know about your kind" He says "The reason that cut isn't healing is very interesting. It must have been caused by a loved one?"

I relluctantly nod.

"A loved one intentionally caused you damage, so subconciously, you don't want it to heal. It represents something to you. Perhaps something that you've lost?" He suggest.

"Who are you? Why are you telling me this?" I ask.

"The point is love is a poison and a cure. Very much like this flower" He pulls out a tall purple flower from his fur "Love is almost as deadly as this flower".

"What's that?"

"You know so little about what you are. Makes my job a whole lot easier" He sticks his claws into my shoulder.

Their's a burning sensation in my shoulder, even more painful than what I fell in my heart. The black wolf is smiling at me the whole time. He leans in closer to me.

"Chris" He then pushes me off the cliff into water below.


I know it's short, but I needed to leave you with that cliffhanger. Kind of funny that the cliffhanger actually has to do with a cliff.