My pack was gone.

Everyone I knew as a child, through my childhood to adulthood, is gone.

I am now alone. A lone wolf. The purge of the Lycan and Vampire species saw to that. But even with my pack gone I did not give up on my life. My brothers would want me to live...even though they were no longer able to protect me. I missed them. Even day I would wake up wishing they were still alive. That they hadn't been butchered, massacred. Every night I go to sleep hoping that I will wake the next day.

I meet new Lycans on and off. I have no connection to them. They are not my brothers. There is no sense of family among them. Only the instinct of survival in numbers. Even with both our species and the vampires on the verge of extinction, they have resorted to experimenting with our DNA. They acquired the only vampire I have ever know in 800 years to show me mercy. The first was Sonya. The last was Selene.

The Debt Dealer who showed me mercy. The vampire that fell in love with a Lycan. The Lycan that she made a hybrid.

I envied their love. It is pure and goes against the very rules both of our species have lived by for centuries. All I wanted was peace. To not live in fear. To not as a feared species. To be looked at as any other individual. That's why I volunteer unofficially with ANTIGEN. I hate the work they do under the radar. I hate that they turned two of the strongest people I know into experiments. Their daughter, who is such a sweet little girl, the other Lycans planned to slaughter once they've gotten extracts of her DNA.

The knowledge of their plans is what gave me the strength to help the girl escape. They never knew it was me, but she did. It always bothered me that they never gave her a name. Subject 1 they call her. She is 1/4 Lycan the least they could have done was show her a little courtesy. They saw her as an abomination. I see a miracle. She was a natural occurance. Lucian would have loved to see her. It would have been much closure for him to see the very thing Viktor had destoryed, naturally come to life.

I never thought I would see Selene or Michael truly alive again. But the hybrid girl surprised me. She didn't just escape, she woke her mother as well. And for that, I know that this child is meant to live. She is the one that would help mend a bind between the Lycans and vampires.

The Lycans at ANTIGEN kept me off their records. Since the night that I helped the girl escape, I didn't return. I stayed in the area. Monitoring in case I ran across the girl. She'd remember my face. I was the only other person besides her caretaker that showed her kindness. I didn't have to wait long. It wasn't the girl I found though. It was her father, Michael. He was dazed and confused.

"Where am I? Where is Selene? Wait, Viktoria?"

Holding my hands out at the height of my shoulders, I showed Michael that I meant no harm.

"Take a deep breath Michael. I won't harm you, I can help you. A lot has changed since you and Selene were taken. The vampires are on the brink of extinction. Lycans have infiltrated the companies that administered the tests that expose our kind. My guess is that Selene or the girl found you and started the process to wake you up. It has been 12 years since they took you and Selene. I know a safe house. With all the commotion I've been hearing from ANTIGEN these past few hours, I believe Selene will need replenishing and will head there soon enough."

At the mention of Selene, Michael calmed down and allowed me to lead him to the safe house. We took my car and I drove us out of the city.

"Most covens and packs don't locate any residency in cities anymore. Too much risk of exposure there and living in the wilderness offers some protection. The Lycans have grown to be very aggressive and distrusting. That tends to happen when the humans you knew betray you or others you knew to the government. We are all fugitives now Michael. Especially you. They know your face...and Selene's. You two won't be able to be out in public for long at all and whoever is able to house you two will be in danger as well."

"What about you? Don't the Lycans keep track of each other?"

I scoffed to mask my pain,

"It's best to be a lone wolf. If one of your pack is discovered and captured, they will most likely rat you out. Loyalty that once came instinctually is almost dead to my species. Evolution. If you aren't a part of their pack and haven't earned their respect, then they feel that you are against them."

Michael eyed me warily,

"They tried to kill you?"

"If I wasn't smart or knew how to survive in the human world, they would have succeeded. They are horrible at hiding. Half the time they got caught trying to kill me and we're executed before they even got close. The others I had to dispose of myself."

He looked at me in shock but understanding. We arrived at the safe house and I opened the door using the handle. Michael was confused,

"Why isn't there a lock?"

"Too obvious. When the humans knew what to look for to identify safe houses, moderations were made. The world got tough for both if our species. Simply leaving everything unguarded was most convenient. Now, let's get what we can quickly, before unfriendly company finds us before Selene."

I grabbed weapons and ammo. There were blood bags and I grabbed five for in case of emergency. There were clothes but I inspected them carefully before deciding they didn't have any tracking devices implanted. Michael freshened up and had just guzzled down two bags of blood when we heard three sets of footsteps approaching. One was heavier than the other two. One was very light, I knew it was the girl, I could sense her now. My instincts riled slightly within me. And then another set of light steps. Selene. I turned to Michael and whispered,

"Don't attack the girl. I can feel her and I think you can too. Selene is protecting her and the man in their company is unfamiliar to me."

I hid in a cabinet. Michael in a corner. I slowed my heart rate by taking three breaths. Calmness eloped me and I stood absolutely still. I heard three people enter the Safe house. From the slots in the cabinet, I saw that I was indeed correct. It was Selene and the girl. I couldn't get a good look at the man. The girl said in a small voice,

"I swear I saw him here just a moment ago. There's a girl. She's the one who unlocked my door. Don't hurt her. She told me she was as old as the first war and that she is in complete control of her instincts."

The man scoffed, his rich voice hit my ears and my heart beat loudly for a moment without my permission.

"If she is a Lycan, we cannot trust her. Whether or not she let you go. She could betray us. Let's find Michael and go. ANTIGEN will be on our heels soon no doubt."

Selene faced the corner Michael hid in and said his name. He stepped out of the shadows instantly and they were in each others arms. It was both romantic and overplayed in my mind but love is love. As I watched them, I lost sight of the man until the girl called out his name,

"David, don't hurt her!"

My cabinet door swung open and I was pulled out roughly by my hair. I immediately tensed but didn't fight back. Selene and Michael turned to me. Recognition ran through her eyes and she protested as well.

"She is trustworthy. Tori, I can't believe you are alive."

I smiled at her while keeping from moving,

"I've been getting that a bit today. It's good to see you."

I could feel David gazing intensely at me, but I didn't move until he released my hair and stepped away from me. He cleared his throat and apologize,

"Forgive me. I apologize for..."

I looked at him then, full on. Our eyes met. My light brown. His normal blue. My heart beat loudly again. The girl stepped to Selene and Michael as David and I stared at each other.

"Hello, you don't know me, but I'm Subject 2. You are Subject 0, but mother calls you Michael Corvin. I am a hybrid, like you. I am your daughter."