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When I started to regain consciousness I saw that I was tied up again, but this time I was in a
hut.
It was made of dirt and twigs and it was really primitive as far as I was concerned.
I could hear a lot of people talking outside. But I couldn’t understand what they were saying.
I still had too many drugs in my system for my werewolf hearing to be able to pick up what
they were saying.
I looked around and saw that I was sitting on the ground with my hands tied in front of me but
my legs were tied together.
Again, I used my hand to burn through the ropes and I slowly stood up in the one–room hut.
There wasn’t anything in it. It was completely empty but I walked to the side wall and I peeked through a crack to see people wearing rags for clothes and they were all going about their
business.
All the other buildings surrounding this one were also shacks made of twigs and dirt and the people looked like they were living in the 1800’s with the way they were working and doing
their chores.
1 looked around to see if there was a clear path for me to get out of here and when I realized there wasn’t, I knew that I would just need to fight my way out if that’s what they wanted.
So I took a deep breath and I opened the door to that shack.
Everyone stopped as soon as they heard the door open and they all looked towards me.
I walked out into the sunlight with my head held high, looking at everyone that was standing around me.
I then heard people running towards me and the warriors had gotten in front of the women and children with their weapons.
I could tell immediately, even with the drugs in my system, that they were werewolves. Why the hell did they have weapons? That was really strange for our kind.
The crowd then parted as a larger man walked through them and stood in front of his
warriors.
“What the hell am I doing here?”
“You crossed into our territory.”
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“And where is here?” I asked.
“What do you mean? You were trespassing but you don’t know where we are?” He asked.
“Lets just say for argument’s sake that I got lost. Where are we?” I asked.
“Hooper Bay.” He answered. And I looked at him strangely before I started looking around at
the people who were watching us.
“Holy s**t. You’re the lost tribe of the Moon Goddess.” I said in amazement.
Everyone started murmuring when I said that and looking around at each other nervously.
“How do you know who we are?”
“Because it’s my job to know. Everyone thinks you killed yourselves off.” I said.
“We didn’t. We just didn’t like the rules that the werewolf council wanted to impose on all
werewolves. So, we broke off and stayed off of the grid. Now, who the hell are you?” He
demanded.
“Usually I would answer you, but right now I’m thinking that it wouldn’t be a good idea
because I’m afraid that you’re going to kill me.”
“Are you a member of the werewolf council?” He asked.
“No.” I said.
“Then you’re survival just increased a lot.” He said.
“Good to know. I need to call my mate.”
“You smell like wolfsbane.”
“That’s because I was kidnapped. I mean, before you kidnapped me. Other men were after me
and that’s when you found me.” I said.
“A lot of people don’t like you.”
“You don’t know me. You just attacked because I came onto your territory which isn’t even
really your territory because you’re not a registered pack.” I said.
“You sound like the council.” Another man said.
“I’m not a part of the council. But I do know the rules. My mother made sure that I learnt them.
“I said.
“And who is your mother?” The Alpha asked.
“Again, I’m afraid that answer is going to get me killed.”
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“She’s not a werewolf. We saw her use magic in the woods. She used a shield to protect
herself from an arrow.” A warrior said. So the Alpha got a more haughty stance about him like
he was insisting.
“Tell me.” He demanded.
“Nova. And my dads are Koda, Tyler and Dean.” I said.
His expression suddenly changed after that and that got his whole pack whispering.
“You’re the princess.” He said.
“That’s right.” I said.
“That makes sense as to why you were kidnapped. The first time.” He said.
“I am not here to cause trouble. I didn’t even know that you were here. I was just trying to get
away from them. I need to get back home.”
“We don’t have phones. Or anything that you might consider a luxury. And there aren’t any
towns around here for days.” He said.
I nodded my head, looking around at my surroundings.
“Who are you? What do I call you?” I asked.
“I’m Alpha Walker.” He said.
“Well, it’s nice to meet you. I’m Emma.” I said.
“The princess of werewolves and dragons.” He said.
“That’s right.” I said, reaching for the pendant on my chest but it wasn’t there. So I started looking to see if it got caught on my clothing and I looked back in the shack to see if it fell off in there. “Have you seen my necklace?” I asked.
“You weren’t wearing one when we brought you here.” A warrior said.
“That would have been a way to get home. I could have called for the dragons. I can’t do that without the dragonite.” I said.
“I’m sorry but you’re not going anywhere. If people come here looking for you then we can protect you and fight them off. But we can’t let you leave either. If word gets back about our existence here or if the Queen finds out that we didn’t protect her daughter then she will burn us to the ground.” Walker said.
“You can’t keep me here. I’m not a f*****g prisoner. I just want to go home.” I demanded.
“I know. And I also know that people will come looking for you. If they get close to the pack
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then we will let you go and find them in the woods. But no one can know that we’re here.” He
said.
“So, you are keeping me here as a prisoner. You do know that I could kill all of you in one go? I don’t want to, but I will if I have to.” I said.
“I don’t think you will. You looked too interested in us when you figured out who we are. Don’t you want to stay and learn a little more about us?” He asked.
Damn him. How the hell does he know I want to know more?
“I know where Hooper’s Bay is. My castle is on the other side of the state. And it’s a big ass.
state.”
“I know that. And I’m sure they will come looking for you eventually. But until then, you’re just gonna have to wait here until they do. If you go back out into those woods, especially full of wolfsbane, the bad guys will get you.”
“Alright. Then I’ll wait until the wolfsbane wears off before I leave. I can make it back to my
pack if I have my wolf. How does that sound?” I asked.
“I told you, the Queen will kill us all if she finds out that we let something happen to you.”
“Then send a couple of warriors with me. They don’t need to tell anyone who they are. No one
even needs to see them.” I said.
He looked around at his people for a bit before he turned back to me.
“Alright. You have a deal.” He said.
“Thank you. And don’t tie me up again. I’ll just burn the ropes off again.” I said, walking into
the village and straight past him.
Everyone gave me a wide berth because they didn’t know what I was going to do or what I was
capable of. But they were innocents. I wasn’t going to hurt them.
I guess it didn’t hurt that they thought I was going to hurt them. It kept them on their toes and hopefully they would try anything with me.
So I walked through the village looking at the way they had everything set up.
And I had to say, for people that were working with the bare minimum, they were doing a really
good job here. And really coming together as a pack to ensure that everyone was taken care
- of.
I think this is the way every pack should operate.
I really think Walker is onto something here. By keeping them hidden and completely self
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