Her silhouette

The pack ball

It's crazy to think that my father the pack leader, was actually able to get me to come to one of these stupid pack meetings where you get to discuss how to be a leader.

Umm isn't it obvious you beat a man to death and take his place..

Well at least that's how I see it, but that's me I like taking my anger issues out on people. I mean come on I'm the next head leader, what do they expect.

Sam.. Sam honey, Sam...

Oh yes mother ?

Did you not hear a word I said?

No mother I'm sorry I didn't.

Well pay attention you only ave a few days until the pack ball and I need you at your best honey.. this chance will only happen once every few years.

But mom I don't want to go to the ball and honestly who wants to be tied down?

I know I don't come on I just want to run wild and free.

I know you say that now Sam but when you see him you'll understand.

No mom your the one who doesn't understand I don't want this!

Honest please I get your nerves about finding your mate but there will be so many eligible Bachelors who would make a fine husband.

Mom please just leave you and dad just don't get it, this is what you want not what I want.

So please leave

Okay Sam but when your ready to talk let me know.

As my mom leave my room and start to think is this really what my life has become am I hear just to make the pack stronger?

Am I only here because they felt about about not wanting to keep me am I a burden that they just want to marry me off to god knows who?

Yea mom says it in a nicer way but I know dad I mean who wants a female running the pack? Certainly not my father the leader of the red moon pack one of the strongest there is. Well except for the Nightshade pack they come in second compared to others.

But that's just my opinion, but anyways all I want to do is just leave and take life by the horns and start the life I wanted the one where I can come and go as I please, a place where I don't need all these stupid rules or please watching my every move.

Well it's been a long day I should get some rest I have an early morning, wait Sam please let's go for a run? Please it's been so long!

Skyla we can't please will see us, but Sam I need to stretch my paws please just for a little bit.

Fine but no funny business I can't afford for dad to get mad at me again.

Fine I'll behave but only because you asked me too.

As we jumped from our window the moon was high in the sky and summer air was warm and my body slowly shifted into my beautiful wolf form my fur black as night and patch as red as fire they call me the ember wolf, I'm quick I'm quite and no one has ever seen my real wolf form for mother has me hid it.

But tonight no one is watching, as I dart into our woods I feel so free so calm and so peaceful.

It's been ages since I've done anything close to this.

As I dart for our boarder I remember to change my wolf colors instead I go for a light gray white wolf these wolves are very common. I don't need anyone thinking I'm some how special just because my fur looks that way it does.

As it's been about 45 minutes skyla let's go home we've been out here long enough! But Sam don't you feel it?

Feel what I don't feel anything?

Well Sam I do and we're staying right here, no Skyla we are leaving dad will be furious if we're not in our room remember.

Skyla listen to me!

No Sam!

Skyla we are going home now, and just then I spotted a wolf at the shore line. I couldn't get a good look but I had this strange feeling.

So I slowly approached and from what I could see this wolf was around the same size as me only a little smaller like she hadn't eaten in weeks. She was brown with a few weird markings, I couldn't smell her so I know she was masking her sent and that's okay because I was to.

I mean I don't know her she could be a serial killer for all I know..

And just as I was trying to get a better look I stepped on a fallen tree branch making it snap under my enormously large paws..

Oh no! I think to my self as my eyes grow wider, well dad's definitely going to kill me.