As I regain consciousness, I wonder why my room smells like dirt.won't be the first time.Everthing suddenly came rushing back. Running-hissing- forest rushing by-pain-the black wolf.Wait. There's someone else here. As I open my eyes, the first thing I see is sliver. As my vision focuses, I take my time in viewing my surroundings before I have to look at the silver eyes. Im in a small clearing in the forest where the trees made a canopy over the ground. My ears take in the small details my eyes can't see. No cars honking, birds and the tinkling of a stream a little ways away. There's a blanket on the far end of the clearing with a canteen and a pair of clothes hanging in the I finished assessing my surroundings I turn back to the silver eyes. They belong to a boy, or teenager, around 18 with shaggy black hair and pale skin. As I look at him I notice he has a pierced ear and lip. "You have a nasty cut on your leg. While you were unconscious I wrapped your leg but it still needs to be cleaned." "Where am I?" My voice comes out raspy and horse. "Here, have some water." The man helps me sit up against a tree and hands me a flask of water I drink eagerly. After I finish off the water, I try again. "Where am I?" I ask, please to find that my voice is working again. "Your in the forest about a mile from the highway. What were you running from anyway?" What do I say? Yeah I was running through the woods at one in the morning because I was being chased by demons. Just then I started coughing and he rushed to get me more water. "It's fine if you don't want to tell me right now." He says as I drink the water. "Who are you and why are you living in the woods? And where's hat wolf?" I ask, wwondering if that wolf was... No. You aren't thinking that. It was probably a hallucination from blood lose from your gash. " My name is Neco and I - wait, did you say wolf?" He looked puzzled and...slightly scared? Why would he be scared? "Yeah, there was this big black wolf with sliver eyes, kinda like yours!" He looked like he was hiding shock and fear with confusion. "But why are you living in the woods?" "I-" as he was about to say something, 3 guys around the same age burst I into the clearing. "Hey boss there's some arguing going on at the house. Who's this?" One boy with Sandy blonde hair and brown eyes asks, pointing to me. "This is... what's your name?" Neco asks quietly, turning to me. "Astrid." I mumble quietly. I've never been too proud of my name. It's too girly and it was my mom's name. I never liked her. Neco notices my internal sadness and whispers quietly," that's a pretty name, Astrid." He turns back to the boys and stands up. "Her name is Astrid and why isn't James taking care of it?" The boy with short brown hair,green eyes and a eyebrow and lip peircing says " James is the one arguing sir." Neco shakes his head muttering "why do I keep James as my beta? He's always starting fights." Wait. Beta? Like... "Who's James? And who are they? And what do you mean by beta?" They all turn to look at me like they just relized I was there. Neco opens his mouth to speak then closes it like he's trying to decide on what to tell me. "He's Levi," pointing to the brown hair green eyed one," that's caleb and Alexander." Pointing to Blondie then to tattoos who hasn't said anything yet. Neco pulls a hand through his hair, ruffling it up. "James my second in command." I don't fail to notice that he slipped over the beta question. hmmmm. Caleb speaks up, breaking my thoughts. "Nice to meet you Astrid, but sir, you need to come back. James isn't very happy right now." He sighed "Okay, let me pack my stuff up." He turns and starts walking to his camp and packs up. After finishing he turns back to me. "Can you walk?" I nod my head and shakely get to my feet. I take a step forward but my injured leg gives out and I fall forward. Neco rushed forward and grabbed me to keep my from landing on my face. He picks me up and I groan and whimper when my already throbbing leg is jostled. "Sorry, I'm sorry." He says, holding me closer trying not to jostle my leg again. I clench my hands in pain and only realise how hard I was clenching my fists when I felt blood run down my hand and wrists. Wouldn't be the first time . "Alexander, you stay here and keep watch. There were demons around the borders last night." "Yes sir." Alexander replies. "Demons?" I ask, trying to see what he knows. He ignored me. "Where are we going?" I try. "To the house." He replies shortly. The pain is so great I end up passing out, yet again.