Chapter 1

The world between humans and werewolves has always been divided. They were never on the same team and always fought. Until one day, a human and wolf fell in love and created a half breed. This caused the two worlds to go to war as these two beings should never be crossbred. The war was ugly, and many were killed. Some have even been held hostage until this day.

In the year 2021, the world was run by men. To this day, wolves pay people for scent potions so that no one could tell they were werewolves. Human technology destroyed our lives. If you weren’t human then you were nothing.

“Now this is why we live in a secluded forest, away from everyone, Nalia. When I go into town I have to hide my scent just so we can eat. Our Alpha is only as strong as we make him because even he is hopeless.” I looked down at my younger sister as she listened to why there were times where I was gone for hours. I tried to explain why we couldn’t go out into the world without worrying her.

We lost to the humans with their modern weapons. We lived in solitude for a long time because we kept to ourselves. We stayed in this forest that humans could rarely find.

“Why do they hate us so much Ryleigh?” She looked at me with her brown eyes and it was horrible how I had to ruin her innocence.

“Decades ago a human rejected a wolf because she fell in love with another human. Her mate murdered the human, which destroyed the treaty. We never crossed worlds until that couple doomed us all. You see, we had a King. He was one of the strongest wolves to ever exist. He went into battle, but unfortunately, he didn’t make it. No one was ever able to find him again after that.

I stood up from the floor and quickly got my bag from the bed.

“I have to go into town today, so please stay here and behave. Don’t let father know I left.”

She nodded her head, and I sprayed the masking perfume all over my body before I hopped out the window and into the woods. The world we lived in was crazy. Yes, we had freedom, but it was limited when it came to humans. They killed off our food supply and made our resources scarce, so we had to fend for ourselves. We had no choice but to keep moving forward and that was what we were used to now. No half breeds, no humans, and each family was limited to two pups.

I ran deep into the forest where I kept the hidden car that I stole from a human. The town was nearly 15 miles away, so not being able to shift and be naked was unbearable. Once in town, I would stock up on the things that we needed. My father was always busy, so it wasn’t like he ever noticed I was gone. But why would he?

I parked my car about a mile away and began my walk into town. While walking, I noticed that there were roadblock signs and people on the side of the roads. It was some kind of party or parade. I knew it was best if I wasn’t seen even though something told me to stay there. If I wasn’t home before eight who knew what would happen with my scent.

I walked quickly with my head down, avoiding everyone while I walked into a grocery store. One might think my father would wonder where all the groceries came from, but to be honest, he didn’t notice much. He was too busy training my brother to be the next Alpha to worry about his youngest daughter. During a raid about fifteen years ago, she came up missing. A lot of wolves went missing that day. But I knew one day things would change and we would never have to worry anymore.

I stuffed my cart with as much as I could because my potion was only good for about two hours before I had to spray again. We may have the best noses, but people knew when they smelled wet dog that it was us. They seemed to have mastered everything about us. We were the creatures they wrote books about and they called us monsters just because of one person’s wrongdoings. I didn’t like it, but what could we do in their world? I was completely zoned out thinking about the day we wouldn’t have to hide anymore.

A shove woke me from my trance and my body plunged to the ground. I had to let myself fall or people would know what I was. But an arm caught me. I was suddenly being lifted up and was face to face with a man.

“Ryleigh, what are you doing here?” I looked at Danny who was a secret friend of mine.

“I had to come shopping, but I’ll be leaving soon.” He looked around to make sure no one was there.

“This is the day they go hunting for wolves; you can’t be here.” My breathing hitched. He looked at me and then to my cart.

“Okay, I will deliver your stuff at the usual spot. Just get going, please?”

I nodded and walked out. But when I got back outside and headed in a different direction, someone called me out. “Where are you going during this parade? You need to be celebrating with us.” I looked back at him and just kept quiet. He walked closer to me, but I walked backwards. He must know.