Of course, the characters all belong to Jennifer Lynn Barnes. The only characters I have any claim to at all are the ones I create. I'm getting addicted to writing this, so there should be more soon.
Chapter One
I could tell when I reached No Man's Land. The scent of foreign wolf decreased, until there was nothing left. It made me feel safe, but then again, I wasn't ever really safe now, was I? I kept running. It wasn't until I had been running for hours that I realised what direction I was heading in. I was going to my parent's house. But where my parents lived… That wasn't No Man's Land. I was simply crossing No Man's land to get there. The territory I was heading to... That was Shay's.
I remembered Shay with icy clarity. The way he walked into the Wayfarer; my home. Well, it was my home. The way he looked at me, up and down, and the sickness I felt. But to protect Lucas, I would have gone with him. Lucas.. I felt the pain in my stomach as a live thing, twisting and ripping. I couldn't protect him now. I should have known, should have known that was what he would do! Maybe things could have changed, could have been different. What if I could have left with him? I could have protected him.. But no. I decided to stop tormenting myself. I needed to heal.. And I couldn't by still thinking about Lucas.
The smell of snake oil and vinegar smacked into me. A sick feeling twisted in my gut. While I was thinking, I had still been running. But wait? I wouldn't be able to smell it that strongly if I was only in Shay's territory. The essence of the Snake Bend Pack would be there, but not like this.. No. There was definitely a peripheral nearby. A Were. And he could smell me, just the same as I could smell him.