Chapter 1

I leapt at him. Snapping at his face with my sharp teeth, driving him backwards. The Vampire snarled and grabbed me around the throat. “Kristen shift. I know it’s you. Shift before I snap your neck.” The vampire said snarling back in my face.
I bared my teeth and shifted. Breathing lightly keeping the vampires scent out of my nose before it choked off my nose altogether. “Let go of me and back off. Before you regret it.” I said savagely.
He let go but put a hand on my arm; a warning saying if I moved he would snap my bones. “Why are you here Christopher?” I growled at him in a warning back for I knew him, we dated back a couple years ago and not only that we fell in love.
“You have to come with me now. The King will let the charges fall and let you go and you can return to me. But you have to come with me now.” Christopher said dropping his arm, turning swiftly on his heels and walking away expecting me to follow.
“No. Christopher we both know he will never let me go. I escaped him that’s the only charge he has against me. The only way I will return is to kill him. He can hunt me all he wants, I will never return to him.” I said quietly. I walked up to him and laid my hand on his shoulder trying to comfort him the only way I knew how.
He put his hand over mine like he was thanking me for the comfort. Christopher paused then spun twisting my hand and arm behind me. I gasped and he put a hand on my throat. “I said come.” Christopher said menacingly.
He picked me up still holding me by the throat and with his other hand dug into his pocket. Christopher dragged out one black, leather slave collar. The collar was designed to make misbehaving slaves learn a lesson. I whimpered and tried to pull away.
He growled and pushed me up against a tree. He put the collar around my neck and tightened it until it didn’t move on my throat. He let go and stared at me waiting for me to respond.
I looked at the ground and refused to look up. Christopher growled and turned muttering for me to follow. I started walking and he headed in the direction of the castle.
When he was fully turned I shifted back to a wolf and leapt at his back. Christopher turned, knowing what I was up to, and put out a hand and caught my new collar.
My momentum stopped dead and I hung in the air. “I knew you would do this. I apologize, Kristen for having to do this.” Christopher said remorse sounding in his voice. He lowered me to the ground following me down.
I laid stiffly on the grass struggling with Christopher hovering over me. Christopher opened his mouth and bit into my neck. I whimpered as Christopher fed from me. When he was done he looked me in the eye and told me to sleep and not to wake up until someone says so.
I tried to stay awake but being bitten by him and him ordering me to sleep proved impossible and eventually I fell asleep. And before I fell into unconscious’s I felt Christopher, the traitor himself, pick me up.

Chapter 2

“Kristen, wake up.” Said a voice that broke the walls of my sleep. Then my memories flooded back and my eyes opened quickly. I tried to sit up and found myself tied to a bed. My arm’s and feet tied to the bedposts. But I noticed at once the collar was off.
I looked around and saw Christopher looking at me curiously, with the King standing behind Christopher in the shadows.
My eyes opened further in hatred and I bared my teeth and growled. The King looked over at me and ordered Christopher to leave, to return home. Christopher looked over his shoulder and nodded. When Christopher left the King walked up to me.
“Miss me Princess?” He asked sarcastically, looking me over or rather checking me out as he called me his stupid nickname for me.
“Damian. Of coarse I didn’t miss you why would I?” I said angrily wondering why he hasn’t done anything yet like slap me.
He reached forward and laid a hand on the side of my face. I turned my face toward his hand and snapped at it with my teeth. Damian laughed hard “You haven’t changed one bit Kristen.”
I growled “Let me go.” I said the three words biting them out through my teeth.
Damian laughed again. Then turned serious. “Only if you agree to marry me. That does not mean saying yes and then running away because I’ve already thought about that and you will have guards 24/7, except when your with me.” Damian said quietly watching my growing alarm.
“Never.” I said quickly. I hid my emotions so the Damian wouldn’t have the pleasure of seeing me panic. Already knowing he saw a little from the smile playing on his lips. I struggled trying to get free.
“You never do change do you? Even when this proposal can give so many good benefits. Maybe a little time in here will change your mind.” Damian said in an amazed-like state. He turned and walked out of the room swiftly.
I stopped struggling and settled down as comfortable as I could. I slowed my racing, frightened mind and slowly shifted through my problems. I thought about the pros and cons of marrying the King. The cons won. So now that I knew what I wanted, I started thinking about how to get free.
Then a light bulb went off in my head I had an idea. I was to wait until it was dark. So in the meantime I took a catnap (quite literally).
Sleeping lightly so that any noise would wake me and to where if I wanted to wake up all I had to do was open my eyes.
I turned my now opened eyes to look out the bared up window. It’s time. I said to myself. I turned to the side as far as I could go and shifted slowly, giving myself enough time to pull my arms and legs out of the ropes. When I was fully out of the ropes I finished shifting to a wolf.
I jumped off the table and quietly padded my way to the door. I thought quickly once more making sure that my plan was bullet proof. Then reared up on my back legs and scratched at the door.
A guard opened the door and walked in. When he turned and started to close the door I jumped him and bit savagely into his throat.
When he was dead I leaped over him and out the door. Then I lifted my nose in the air and sniffed the hallway, for a wolf’s sense of smell is impeccable.
When I thought it safe to go on I stealthily padded down the hall. Eventually I made it to another door. I shifted quickly and turned the knob. I ran through the door as fast as I could and ran right smack into the arms of King Damian.

Chapter 3

“Where do you think your going?” He asked closing his arms around me so I couldn’t run.
I paused, “No where just going for a stroll through the hallways and out the door to get some fresh air.” I said causally. I leaned against Damian and relaxed actually enjoyed it slightly. Dammit! It has been too long since a man has held me. I thought to myself.
King Damian stiffened in amusement and laid his head on mine. “Of coarse you are. Well then why don’t we head this way.” Damian said looking down at me and taking my hand. I was frozen in surprise and allowed him to lead me down the hall.
However, he stopped at a door on the left. He paused then sighed and opened the door. I gasped in wonderment that I quickly stifled. Damian tugged on my hand leading me into the room.
“What are we doing in here?” I asked looking around the wondrous bedroom. I let go of his hand to run it across the bed and curtains.
King Damian studied me, looking me over, hunger in his eyes. “Have you thought about my offer?” He asked ignoring my question and swallowing his hunger.
I looked at him. “Yes I have. I think that it would be a horrible idea but if you think it will work then… okay.” I said slowly going over my back up plan.
Damian choked and his eyes widened. “You’re serious right?” he shook his head in wonderment and answered his own question. “Of coarse you’re serious. Okay if that’s your resolve then lets test it shall we.” He said coming forward until he stood in front of me.
I swallowed at the raw hunger in his eyes. He leaned down slowly taking my face in his hands. When his lips met mine my will crumbled into dust.
My hands ended up on his chest, which just encouraged him more. He reached down to the bottom of my shirt and quickly lifted it off my head. Then resumed to kissing me again. It felt wrong to be the only one without a shirt so I unbuttoned his and slid it off his shoulders.
I ran my hands over his stomach in a slow caress and he groaned into my mouth.
King Damian picked me up and dropped me on the bed all the while pulling off my pants and underwear. I gasped in shock at the cold breeze blowing in the room but quickly forgot about it as Damian took my bra off. Then he lend on me to kiss me again.
I turned my face away to breath and he moved his mouth to my neck lightly sucking on my pulse and his teeth lightly grazed my neck.
“Damian it’s your turn I feel so lonely being the only one completely naked.” I said in a seductive purr. Damian leapt up and yanked off his pants then came crashing back on top of me. Come on Kristen. Keep going with the plan do not forget it, it’s not like his cuddliness will last. I thought to myself as he slid into me.
* * * * * *
My eyes snapped open and I stiffened but I was fine, no one was in the room. I slowly let out my breath and slid out of the bed. I walked over to the door and turned the handle.
“AHH” I screamed. The guy outside the door clamped a hand across my mouth.
“Stop screaming and I’ll let you go.” He said in a deep growl.
I stopped my scream and looked at him then bit his hand. He didn’t flinch when I cut the skin with my fangs, so I sucked on it lightly. Might as well kill two birds with one stone. Why not get my breakfast and hurt him at the same time? I thought to myself as I kept sucking on his hand but never taking my eyes off his.
“Enough. No more.” His deep voice said as he pulled his hand away.
I signed and looked him over, sizing him up. “Who are you?” I said at last giving up.
The ripped guy looked me over not even hesitating on the fact that I was still stark naked. It should have made me happy but it offended me that he didn’t react for I had a very nice body. I was skinny; I had abs, big boobs, nice thighs, and a nice, round butt. “Crispin.” He said looking me in the eyes.
I nodded acknowledging his name. “Well then Crispin will you step aside so I can… look around.” I said turning into the room to look for clothes.
Crispin followed me into the room and walked over to the door, which I assumed, was the closet. When he came out he was holding a beautiful dress. It was a Japanese style dress with a split up the thigh all the way to the sleeve, and the side was held together by a string every few inches. “I can’t allow you to do that. My orders were to get you your clothes then bring you to the office.” He said handing me the dress.
I stiffened then took the dress and slipped it over my head. The dress fit me snugly. “Then excuse me. I’m going to the bathroom. You don’t need to follow me in there.” I said my feelings going in a whirl.
I walked away from him and through the other door into the bathroom and closed it behind me. I turned the sink on and filled it with hot water.
I splashed it on my face and stared into the mirror. Okay what’s wrong with me? Last night with Damian was just plan B but this morning with Crispin I was everywhere. I feel fine now kind of pissed but fine. I kept thinking to myself but something was wrong, seriously wrong.
A knock sounded on the door. “Are you done yet?” Crispin called impatiently but not opening the door.
Without answering I opened the door and strolled out. “Let’s go.” Was all I said. I walked down the hall with my shoulders straight. I stopped and looked back at him, “Where do we go? It’s not like I know.” I said crossing my arms looking even more impatient.
He looked at me then took the lead. We went a little a ways more then came to an elegant door. Crispin knocked lightly and then entered; it was obvious he expected me to follow.
I hesitated a moment then walked through the door. On the other side was a humongous room. It was like a library and an office all together.
“Aw. Princess, it’s about time you woke up. Are you hungry?” Damian asked looking me over in my new dress.
“No thank you Damian. I’m still a little tired from last night though.” I said in a purr remembering the kisses and the passion.
Damian got an exited look on his face. “Crispin get out and don’t come back until I summon you.” Damian said dismissing him. He left and King Damian came over to me. “Do you know how beautiful you look in that dress?” He asked me while putting his arms around me. My head started to pound and my feelings were in a jumble again it was like someone stole half of my soul.
I smiled and brought his lips down so I could kiss him. King Damian started to pick me up and I pulled away. “I told you I was tired so not right now. Now what did you want to see me in here for?” I asked him steadily.
King Damian frowned and started to pace. “I called you in here to tell you our wedding is tomorrow. I have your dress ready and the church is being set up today.” Damian said looking over at me while he continued wearing a hole in his floor.
“Okay. But so soon? Afraid I’m gonna escape are we?” I said laughing flirtatiously. “If that was all, I’m going back to the room I was in and going back to sleep.” I said backing toward the door.
King Damian nodded his attitude softening up a little. “Hold on a minute.” He said and walked over to his desk. “Crispin she’s ready, bring her back to her room, no where else.” Damian said hanging up the phone he had just picked up.
A moment later Crispin walked in the doors and escorted me out. I walked behind him wondering why my head stopped pounding and my feelings calmed down once he came back.
When we were half way back to the room I starting sizing him up again. “Crispin hold on.” I said faking breathlessness.
Crispin stopped and turned looking worried. I lend over like I was having problems catching my breath and Crispin came over. “What’s wrong?” He said leaning next to me.
Without answering I quickly kicked his feet out from underneath him. Crispin was stunned so I sprinted down the hall. I felt a hand grab my dress and yank me back. I growled and turned punching him in the face.
Crispin’s head snapped back and he looked at me getting angry more at the second. “Kristen stop.” Was all he said and I stopped. It wasn’t the words that stopped me it was his pain; it reached down deep inside me and I physically could not hit him again.
“What did you do to me?” I asked him angrily. Crispin looked surprised then comprehension dawned on his face.
“Kristen I did nothing but tell you to stop. Why did you stop?” He asked me gravely looking me over questioningly and slightly unwilling.

Chapter 4

“I can’t hurt you any more, I don’t know why. Your words just reached deep down inside me. What is it?” I answered and asked him seeing his face go deep in thought.
He let me go and I trembled. “Have you ever heard of the soulmate principal?” I shook my head. “It says that there’s only one person in the world for you, you’re other half, and you can not harm your soulmate or not love him for they are the other half of you.” Crispin said appraisingly. He looked away and I thought about it, turning it over and over inside my head.
“Wait so you’re saying that we’re, me and you, are soulmates?” I asked quietly but knowing it was true deep down in my heart.
“Yes.” Was all he said.
I thought up a plan quickly and went over it again. “Well if you’re my soulmate then how can you see me get married tomorrow? And how can you just give me off to another guy? If we really are soulmates then help me escape.” I said leaning forward to whisper it in his ear.
Crispin shook his head; “I can’t, if you escape then King Damian will kill me for letting you escape.” Crispin said looking away gravely.
“Then come with me. I know how to survive in the wild I’ve lived in it before. And you’re a vampire right?” I paused and he nodded in an affirmative. “Good then you can change shape we’ll stay in one shape for a little while and hang low.” I said desperately. I grabbed his hand not thinking about it, it was just reaction.
Crispin looked down surprised and then looked back up at me. “Okay I’ll come with you, I just met you and I refuse to leave my ‘soulmate’ already.” Crispin said yanking me down the hallway.
I grinned and squeezed his hand. We made it to the front door and no one tried to stop us. Crispin opened the door and slipped through it with me behind him.
I looked around; we were on the edge of King Damian’s kingdom with the forest on the side and back of the castle.
I looked at him then yanked his hand toward the trees. When we were in cover I let go of his hand and changed into a black wolf.
I looked over at him and yipped urging him on. He looked down at me and nodded. Crispin changed into a wolf as well but instead of black he was a deep gray color.
I rubbed up against him and then took off running. I knew Crispin was following me so I continued toward the wolf pack I accidentally ran into last summer.
I growled when we were close and Crispin slowed next to me understanding for wolves talked through yelps, yips, growls and barks. But we could all understand one another.
I howled calling out to the alphas in a friendly greeting. I sat and Crispin followed my lead. A couple of minutes later a male and female stepped out. They were the alphas so rest of the pack stayed hidden.
The alpha male stepped up to me a sniffed me all around. At once Crispin started growling at him for touching me. I swung my head and hit him in the side. Crispin looked down guilty and continued to silently growl.
The alpha male went to Crispin and sniffed at him too. But returned to me. When he reached the front of me he sat. “What are you doing in my territory?” He asked me staring at me trying to get me to back down.
I bowed me head in acknowledgment of who the alpha was and looked back at him. “Please don’t try the staring me down thing Bone. You know it doesn’t work with me. I am sorry on intruding but we need a place to stay. I was kidnapped and held hostage but my soulmate; Crispin helped me to escape. We are not looking to take over your pack but we would like to join it if you would not mind.” I said pleadingly but then I looked over at the alpha female. “Afternoon, Laura.” I said nodding.
“Oh wait, Kristen is that you?” Bone asked looking me over and carefully catching my sent again. I barked laughter and nodded. “Well then that’s fine. You know you are always welcome in my pack.” Bone said standing up padding over to me. I bowed my head and Bone licked it in a greeting.
I looked over at Crispin “Crispin this is Bone. I ran into him a while back when I first escaped Damian. He’s a friend and he’s letting us join his pack so be respectful. We are not the alpha’s we are more likely at the end of the line.” I said to him rubbing up against him to soothe him for he looked a little ruffled.
“Okay Kristen I’ll follow you anywhere as long as you know what you’re doing.” Crispin said licking my muzzle.
“Sorry to burst in on your moment but no you would not be at the end of the line. My second in command resonantly died of natural causes so that’s were you’re taking over. Welcome my new second-in-command alphas.” I lept on him in surprise and licked his face in a thankful jester. Bone laughed and kicked me off him.
“Come on now, why you being like that? But come on I need to present you to the pack as my new seconds.” Bone said turning around and walking through the trees.
We followed him and came out in a clearing not to far away. Bone howled calling his pack together. “Males and Females of my pack I know you’ve been waiting for ever to find out who the new second-in-command are. Well I found them. You all remember Kristen who we found last summer. Well she and her new soulmate are my new seconds so respect them and give them your greetings.” Bone said then he turned away and padded to his den with his mate.
The pack ran up to me and started to lick me over in greeting. When they were done they looked over at Crispin and walked up to him and touched their noses to his in respect.

Chapter 6

We stayed with the wolves and became proud members of the pack. We hunted with them and even was there when the Alpha female gave birth to her litter of cubs.
I ran into the forest for a jog. I was so stressed out, I kept trying to convince Crispin to have baby vampires but he keeps saying when things calm down we will. I growled just remembering the argument.
I shook my black wolf head and leaped over the fallen tree in my path. That’s when I ran across the child.
I stopped short and turned. The little boy whimpered and tried to shrink back. I let my tongue come out of my mouth and I crouched down. I slowly crawled forward.
“Pl…please don’t hurt me.” The little boy whimpered in his shirt. I whined and crawled up to him. I licked his face and curled up behind him trying to comfort him. I thought for a little while, meantime the little boy curled up to my warmth.
I shifted. “It’s okay I won’t hurt you. What’s your name?” I asked him gently. He looked back startled.
“My name… is Azhdeha. Who are you?” He asked me relaxing better with my human form.
I smiled slightly. “My name’s Kristen. What are you doing out here alone?” I said very worriedly eyeing him closely.
The boy suddenly shivered and a tear dripped out of his eye. “I was out here with my dad walking in the woods to where my mother is buried. But something happened and he told me to run as fast as I could. I ran and didn’t turn back. Now I don’t know where my dad is and I’m lost.” He said miserable. I put my arms around him and pulled him close.
I was rocked him for a little while when I heard a howl. I looked down at him, “That’s my Alpha. I’ve been in the wolf shape and I joined a pack. I’m gonna call back to him and have him come here but don’t worry I will protect you.” I told him smoothing down his hair.
I pulled away slightly and shifted back. When I was done I tipped my muzzle to the sky and called back to Bone; telling him to come where I am, that I had found something.
I padded back to where Azhdeha was and curled around him. He snuggled up close to me and lightly dozed for a while. When a branch snapped he jumped and shrank into me.
Bone walked out and I stood up tipping my muzzle in greeting. “What’s this?” He asked me looking Azhdeha over dangerously.
I growled at him in warning, also in a possessive way. “This is Azhdeha. I found him here half dead. His mother is dead and his dad is missing but I think he might have died too. Bone, can I please take care of him? He’s attached himself to me and he’s just human.” I said looking longingly at him. The look in my eyes said that I would protect this child til’ death.
“I’m fine with it because you’re doing it for a good cause but you might want to talk about it with your mate.” Bone said walking over to me. “Now let me smell him and acquaintance myself with him.” He said walking past me up to Azhdeha.
I nodded and walked behind Azhdeha and rubbed up against him. Bone sniffed him up and down and gave him a hello lick on the cheek. Azhdeha laughed and Bone smiled a wolfy grin. “I like him he has spunk.” Bone said looking over at me.
I laughed and looked at Azhdeha myself. “Bone I’m gonna shift for a minute and explain things to him and I’m giving him a nickname cuz’ his name is hard to say.” I said shifting again.
“Azhdeha, I’m giving you a nickname for that name of yours is hard. From now on I and everyone who can talk to you will call you Twig. Now for rest of our business, this is Bone the alpha male of the pack. He said he welcomes you and that you are welcome to stay with me and my mate. My mate; Crispin might have a problem with you but I swear to you no one will hurt you, I will not let them.” I said to him. He looked slightly scared and I walked over to him and gave him a kiss on the head. “Now come on. I’m gonna shift again and when I do I want you to climb on my back then I’m going to take you to where our dens are and you can rest.” I said next then backed away to shift again.
I looked at him and gave him a bark to let him know to come. Twig came over and quickly climbed on me. When he was done I looked over at Bone. He nodded and sprang into the trees. I sprang after him but started off slowly to give Twig a chance to get comfortable with the way I ran.
When he was done shifting I ran even faster by the speed I was running we would be at the dens in a minute. When I got close I slowed and let him off. I lightly grabbed his hand in my teeth and pulled. He walked forward and I walked next to him.
We stepped through the last of the trees and were right in front of the cave. The cave had holes in it so we could see were everything was. I walked in and led him over to where I had moss and comfortable things to lay in laid out. I padded on it and circled then laid down. When I was done I looked up at Twig.
He looked slightly uncomfortable so I gave a low bark. I dropped my muzzle to the space next to me and lifting it again. Twig got the idea and laid down next to me. I curled my body around his and let him warm up and doze.
Eventually, after Twig fell asleep, I allowed myself to slip into sleep as well. There was a savage growling and my eyes snapped open. Crispin stood standing only a few inches away from Twig with his teeth bared. By the time I came fully awake Twig woke up himself.
When he saw Crispin his eyes widened and he whimpered shrinking back into my warmth. I looked at Crispin with anger in my eyes and snarled savagely at Crispin. I got up and padded away from Twig he tried to follow me but I looked at him and growled softly while shaking my head.
I led Crispin out of the caves and into the forest. I stopped walking when we were out of eyeshot of the caves. “What’s your problem now?” I asked him sarcastically. I looked him over and my heart raced in longing.
“Who is that and why is he sleeping next to you?” Crispin demanded.
I looked amazed at him. “That’s Twig. I found him in the woods, he has nobody his mother is dead and I think his father is too. I talked to Bone about letting him stay for a while and me taking care of him.” I told him quietly I looked down at the ground trying to diffuse my anger.
“And when were you going to tell me this?” Crispin asked getting madder every second we talked.
“I was going to get some sleep, I did change shape like about five times and I was exasted, but I was going to talk to you about it right when I woke up. Now you better not hurt him cuz’ I will not let you touch a hair on his head until I trust you won’t try to kill him.” I said sitting and looking him right in the eyes in an open challenge.
Crispin looked at me ignoring the challenge. He took a deep, calming breath then looked at me. The look in his eye had my heart racing he had such a look of longing and love that I got up and ran over to him. “I’m just worried because you don’t know anything about this boy. But if you want to keep him… okay. I promise you I will not hurt him.” Crispin said nuzzling my muzzle affectionately.
I yipped in a happy bark and dug my head in his neck. “Mine. You’re mine so don’t even think I love him more then you.” I said suddenly. I could smell I hit the right spot because Crispin had the stench of jealousy on him.
Crispin looked down guilty and apologized. When he was done we walked back into the caves to see Twig sleeping again. “His name is Azhdeha. But I’m telling everyone it’s Twig. He’s such a sweet boy. Crispin you’ll like him.” I told him looking fondly down at Twig.
I walked next to Twig and curled my body around his again. But this time Crispin curled around me and laid his head on my shoulder. I licked his muzzle and fell asleep.

Chapter 7

I wandered around the out skirts of the village. With Twig walking next to me and him and the new pups of the alphas. It has been three years since Twig has been around civilization and two days since the pups have been brought into the world.
An older man walked into the forest to look for some branches for a fire.
I touched Twig’s hand with my nose and pointed in the direction the old man went. Twig looked at me, “Him?” he asked me and I nodded.
We followed him and I stopped him behind a tree. Then I walked out in the little clearing where the man was. At first he didn’t notice me so I gave a growl. I man jumped and accidentally dumped all the sticks he had in his hands.
The man reached behind him and pulled out a knife. I took a step back and sat down. “Go, get. Get out of here wolf.” The man yelled. I snorted and shook my head. The man started to walk forward with the knife pointed in front of him at me.
I looked behind me and yipped to Twig. Twig pecked his head out and looked at me then walked out to stand next to me. Twig studied the man then gasped when his gaze came to the knife in his hands. “You were going to hurt my mother?” Twig asked him cautiously and slightly hurt.
I herd the pain in his voice and whined then rubbed my head against his leg. The old man looked startled. “Uh… no I was just going to use it if she attacked me.” He paused. “Who are you boy?” The man asked looking him over.
Twig laid a hand on my head and I grinned. “My name is Azhdeha but my mom nicknamed me Twig. I’m from this village here but my mother and father are dead. So she took me in a couple of years ago.” Twig told him looking fondly down at me. “She wants me to be back around humans again. She says that she will always love me but that I have to go back home.” he told the old man gravely.
The old man looked at Twig with such surprise that I stood up. “No mom it’s okay he’s just processing what I said.” Twig said to me. I looked up at him and growled. But Twig looked down at me and laughed.
“She’s mad at me for stopping her. I think she’s also mad at me cuz’ she already knew what you were doing. But sir… I need a place to stay I can’t live with my mom in the pack forever. So can you give me shelter and maybe adopt me?” Twig asked him hopefully.
The old man looked like he was about to faint but he didn’t. “Um… Twig. I can give you shelter but you might want to find a younger couple to adopt you. Oh, and my name is Torak.” Said Torak looking sadly at Twig.
“No it’s fine I don’t mind that you are older. My mom chose you because she thinks it would be better for you to have help.” Twig said patting my head to calm his nerves.
“Oh well then you have a smart mom. Then yes I will adopt you... now are you sure your parents are dead?” He paused and I nodded so did Twig, “Then come on help me collect wood then I will bring you home to met my wife; Laura.” Torak said turning around to pick up the sticks he had dropped.
Twig looked at me smiling. “Mom would you mind helping us?” He asked me. I looked at him and yipped. I ran over to were the man was, he was still bent down, so I could reach him. I tipped me muzzle and licked him on the cheek then started to collect branches in my mouth.
“Okay boy come on it’s time to head to your new home now.” Torak said as he started to walk away. Twig scrambled after him and I followed close behind. “I take it your wolf would like to see where I live so she can visit you.” Torak said and Twig nodded greatfully.
I followed them wearily inside Torak’s house and dropped the sticks that were inside my mouth next to the fire place. I started to back up toward the door when Twig noticed it. He gave me a pain filled gaze and I stopped backing up. Twig walked over to me and dropped to his knees while bringing his arms around my neck.
Twig started to cry and I whined. I licked his face and dug my head into his shirt. Torak had been standing there watching when a woman walked out of a room. She screamed and ran toward Torak for protection. “Calm down she’s just saying good bye to her son.” Torak said to her. The woman stopped screaming and looked over at me.
I nodded my head at her and returned to Twig. I thought a moment then purposely tore a claw on the floor. My claw came all the way off and my paw started to bleed. I ignored the pain and pushed the claw toward Twig. Twig took it and kissed my head. I whined one more time then growled. Twig got the point of me telling him to behave and smiled. I gave him one more lick then turned and limped to the door. When I got there I sat and looked over at Torak.
Twig was crying unstoppably but Torak opened the door. I was half way through the door way when I looked back. The woman had gone over to Twig and was trying to comfort him. I turned and ran out the door trying to erase the picture of Twig hugging the woman like she was his mother, while crying. Torak closed the door behind me. I stopped running at the edge of the woods and howled an agonizing howl. I turned and ran blinded by tears into the forest.
There was an answering howl a couple of seconds later. And I tipped my head to answer back while still running. I started the howl saying ‘I’m on my way I’ll be there in-’. It ended in a startled yelp as I fell into a deep pit. My torn paw went through a knife pointing up through the ground. I hit the bottom and fell unconscious.
My eyes opened in painful slits and I looked up. It was morning and there was howling all over the forest but none near me. I looked at my paw and saw the knife poking through the skin. I tried to lift it and yelped in pain.
I thought a moment then howled as loud as I could into the sky. ‘Help Me’ was what the howl said. It turned out my howl wasn’t really that loud but it was loud enough for a couple of wolves to hear it and call back.
There was a thudding on the ground above me and I whimpered. The thumping slowed and a head poked over the edge of the pit. “Bone!” I whined happily.
Bone looked down at me and looked around then howled into the air calling all of the pack to him.

Chapter 8

“I think you’ve got me mistaken for someone else wolf.” The wolf said down to me.
I focused on him then realized this wolf’s markings were different then Bone’s. “Oh well I’m sorry but please help me. My paw is pierced by a knife and I can’t get it off.” I said helplessly. “And who are you by the way?” I asked him curiously.
The wolf looked down at me, “I’m King Morgread. I’m a vampire which would explain the King part and who are you?” he asked me questioningly.
I smiled, “Great then you can help me. My name is Kristen. It was something else but I got really sick about twelve years ago and forgot my real name. But I’m a vampire too, so if you can help me get my paw free then I can get out of here.” I told him hopefully as I rambled on and on.
“Well that’s a relief I didn’t want to have to leave you here but it turns out I don’t need to. Well hold on but after I help you get free you have to back with me and my pack, they’re vampires too.” King Morgread said to me. He waited for my agreement then shifted to a hawk and flew down into the pit. When he reached the bottom he shifted again but this time to his human form.
I whined and he leaned down to grasp my paw. He looked at me and quickly pulled my paw off the knife. I sat there panting and started to lick my paw quickly. King Morgread shifted again and flew out of the hole. I looked up and shifted to an Eagle.
I shot up out of the pit and landed next to the King. Once I settled down I shifted again. This time I shifted to a clouded leopard. The King looked down at me in confusion for he was in human shape but shrugged it off. It was about that time some wolves materialized out of the trees.
The wolves looked at me and growled hungrily. “I apologize Kristen we’re hungry, we haven’t had the chance to eat yet.” King Morgread said giving each of the wolves a fixed glance. When the wolves realized I wasn’t lunch they shifted to human form.
I flicked my tail in irritation for they were all males. “Men this is Kristen, she’s a vampire herself and was caught in the pit. She is to travel back with us to the castle.” He said and all the guys gave me such a weird look that I growled. When the words he said clicked into my head I looked startlingly up at him. His eyebrows furrowed and he gave me a questioning look.
What is it Kristen? He said in my mind worriedly.
I looked at him surprised because the only one I have met that can talk telepathically was me. Wait what castle the one close to here? I asked him in a scared like voice.
No it’s a long ways away we flew here. It will take an hour from wing. He said back to me not even asking me why I was scared.
I sighed to calm myself down and nodded. “Then men we go now.” King Morgread said shifting to a hawk again. He flew into the air and waited for his people to follow him. They all shifted into a hawk so I shifted into hawk too and rose in the air with the rest of them.
I tried to fly in the back but everyone besides the king would not leave me alone. They kept bumping into me as they flew in a clump around me. I had to bite them to keep them from hitting me purposely. Eventually I flew faster and caught up to the King. They still clumped around me so I shifted into Bald Eagle and cawed at them.
They gave me some distance after that but not much. I had to keep glaring at some of them too. Thankfully we finally made it to the King’s land. We flew to the castle and stopped at its gates.
When I landed I shifted into something big and ferocious; a Siberian tiger. Everyone else did the same thing to but shifted to there human form’s. “Kristen shift to your human form so we can enter.” King Morgread said looking at me suspiciously. I growled savagely but shifted to myself.
The King gasped and looked away in horror but rest of the men stared at me in a hunger I saw all the time. I hissed at them and looked at the king. “Better?” I asked him.
Someone’s hand crept toward my ass and I whirled and punched him in the face. “Have fun getting girls with that face now.” I said in sarcastic flirting.
“Enough. Yes that’s better now come it’s time I introduce to the Queen.” King Morgread said as he opened the gates.
“Oh and King Morgread I can help with your men’s hunger if you want me too. I have feed multiple vampires my blood at time I’ll just need some blood after word.” I told him hoping he’d let me help.
He nodded and when we were inside the gates I turned on the men. “Okay six of you step up quickly. I will stop you when you’ve had enough and you must stop after that. When the first group finishes the next six step up and take there places.” I told them warningly.
“Wait you’re going to feed us all even though we haven’t left you alone the whole time you’ve been with us?” One of the first six asked.
“Yes I am and if any of you men take advantage of where you have to feed from me I will find a way to permeantally harm you.” I told them and I laughed at the thought of someone here missing their balls. They all nodded and swallowed. “Then come I need two on the outside of my thighs right here.” I pointed to the juicy part in the middle. “Then I need two on my neck and wrists.” I said and beckoned the first six forward.
They latched on and started sucking like a baby with its bottle. After a minute or two I told them stop. They did and another group replaced them. I had to repeat the process four times. When everyone there had fed I was swaying on my feet. “Now I need one of you to step forward and let me take a little from you.” I said hoping one of them would volunteer soon before I just pulled one of them to me in blood lust.
Thankfully the first one to latch on my neck came forward. “Where do you need to feed from?” his deep gravely voice asked me. “You can take it from anywhere.” He told me.
I looked at him. “What about from your balls?” I asked him. His eyes widened and everyone else moaned in jealousy. I snorted and started to laugh. “I was just kidding. Sorry but I’ll save doing that for my soulmate back home.” I told him still laughing. “No just come here I’ll take it from your neck.” I said reaching for him. He stepped forward and I pulled him to me even faster. Then I striked his throat with my fangs. I sat there a moment swallowing his blood then let go. I took just enough to hold me off from attacking anyone.
I looked over at King Morgread, “I’m done.” I said and he nodded. King Morgread had changed ever since coming to the castle but whatever. He started to walk away and we all followed.

Chapter 9

I caught up to King Morgread and looked at him. “Do you mind if I shift? I’m so used to being an animal it’s weird being human and walking on two feet.” I asked him nervously.
He looked over at me and thought for a minute then nodded, “I understand and it’s fine just when I tell you to shift to human do so.” He said and I shifted to a Siberian Tiger again.
I shook my legs out and quickly looked at my paw. It had mostly healed but my nail was still not fully there yet. Just seeing the broken nail brought tears to my eyes. I held them back and walked next to Morgread.
I could feel King Morgread looking over at me every now and again but I ignored it. We walked through two really big doors into a library. There was an elegant looking woman with a beautiful looking dress.
“Hello darling. Who’s this?” she asked looking me over carefully and she looked like she hated the sight of me.
“Why my dear this is Kristen or so she tells me. We’ll know her as something else though. I ran into her in a pit she was wounded and needed my help and she fed some of our men.” Morgread told her. Then her turned to me, “Kristen, this is Clarabelle; the Queen.” He told me. I looked her over and bowed my head in greeting.
She looked at me in disgust and scowled. “And why did you bring her to me?” she asked him looking him over.
“Do you really want to know?” He paused waiting for her answer and she nodded after a minute. “Kristen shift to your human form, if you will.” He said to me but never taking his eyes off of her.
I shifted and looked at her then to him and back again. Clarabelle looked stricken and cried out. She ran through the room and dragged me into her arms. I gasped in surprise and struggled trying to get free. The Queen let me go and looked at me odd; like she was expecting me to say something or do something. I opened my mouth to say something but my words caught in my throat.
King Morgread came up behind her. “She was sick and lost all her memory from before that’s why. She doesn’t even know her real name or heritage.” He told her giving me an appraising look.
I was dumbfounded and started to back away from these crazy people. “Claudia is it true? Do you not know who I am?” The Queen asked me. She looked stricken when I kept backing up and tried to reach forward.
“Look I think you’ve got me mistaken for someone else. I have to go home to my soulmate. I disappeared and he’ll think I’m dead soon if I don’t get back. So I’m just going to go now.” I said going backward even faster then I was before.
I opened the door and turned but when I started slipping out the door the king bellowed to the guards, “GUARDS! Don’t let her escape, she must stay here!” the guards turned and I shifted as fast as I could, but I shifted to the first animal I could think of; a cat.
I streaked through the middle of the guards; I was almost to the end when I felt hands close around my middle. I yowled in surprise and tried to wiggle free but the hands squeezed tighter. I relaxed then when the hands where more holding me than squeezing me I shifted again but this time into a yellow finch.
I jumped and spread my wings, when I was high enough in the air I shifted once more into a bald eagle. I cried at them all in rage then noticed the fast shape flying toward me.
I turned abruptly and flew as fast as I could through the clouds. Eventually I was panting and he was catching up to me but then I saw the trees; my trees. I hurtled to them and crashed to the ground. I sat there a moment then shifted to my wolf form. I lifted my muzzle and howled as loud and as long as I could but it got cut off when a light shape rammed into my side. I fell to the ground panting and trying not to whimper.
He stood towering over me baring his teeth. I laid there and whimpered staring up at him but he snarled down at me. I relaxed then jumped up toward him as fast as I could. He was expecting me to try and run away not attack him so he was unprepared. I closed my mouth over the first thing they could reach that happened to be his front leg.
I closed my moth over the bone and he howled in pain and jerked his muzzle around the scruff in my neck. I instantly went limp in his jaws. He dragged me out from underneath him and threw me across the small clearing into a tree.
I hit the tree and the breath whooshed out of my lungs. I lay panting trying to breath. He ran over to me and snarled in anger. I looked at him and laid down submissively. He then grinned a wolfy grin telling me he was glad I was giving up. He bent his muzzle toward mine and I gently licked it.
He held his leg out to me and I rolled my eyes up to him as I bent down and gently started cleaning his wounds. His eyes had a hard look in them and I rolled my eyes down and glanced in the woods. I almost stopped licking his wounds for I saw Bone and Crispin standing there in the shadows looking at me in surprise.
I winked my eyes at them and then turned my attention back to his wound. I got toward the top of the wound and slowly got to my feet. He growled but let me. When I was on my feet still cleaning the wound I suddenly stopped and lept for his throat. He expected it and turned his head making me catch his shoulder. I latched my teeth there and gnawed on the muscle there.
He reached up with a paw and dragged his claws across my ribs I let go and darted to the part of woods that Bone’s was in. I sprinted past them and he followed me.
When he pasted Bone and Crispin they lept on his back. He made a noise in surprise and I turned to look at him. Crispin looked up “RUN!” he hollered at me. In my state I just nodded and ran through the trees. I ran and came to a stop when I couldn’t run any longer. I collapsed on my side and laid there panting and whimpering in pain.
I must have fell asleep cuz I woke to a nose poking me in the side. I opened my eyes and jumped to my feet and instantly fell over again panting in pain. I looked up at who was poking me and sighed in relief for it was Crispin. I slowly got to my feet and limped to him. I rubbed my nose in his neck then let go. “What happened?” he asked me looking at me worriedly.
“From the beginning or from where I met that other wolf?” I asked him not looking him in the eye.
“I think the beginning would be best.” Crispin said lowering himself until he laid on the ground.
I looked down at him and told him everything from Twig’s crying to falling asleep here.
He nodded “Have you even wondered why that King Morgread and Queen Clarabelle said that stuff to you?” he asked me his head tilted sideways.
I shook my head and looked at him “I was too busy since then trying to get back to you that I didn’t even really register what he said.” I told him looking down in shame for letting me emotions get the best of me.
He padded over to me and licked my muzzle, “I’m glad your back I was starting to worry about you. So I take it that you found Twig a home?” Crispin asked nuzzling my neck.
A sob escaped my throat but other than that my voice was normal, “Yes I found him a home with an older couple… he will fit in and he’s already forgotten about us.” I said standing and turning away and walked into the woods toward the caves.
Crispin ran to catch up with me. “What’s wrong Kristen?” he asked quietly looking me over and butting his head into my shoulder.
“When I left he didn’t cry for me to not leave he just cried into the shoulder of the women because I was leaving he didn’t even look back at me, not he not even asked me to not leave him there.” I said another sob escaping my throat.
Crispin licked my muzzle then butted his head as hard as he could into my shoulder.
I yipped in surprise and stumbled. I looked at him my eyes wide. Crispin was grinning and I charged forward with a bark and jumped him. He rolled but I was too fast I tripped him and he fell heavily on his side with a thump.
I laughed and stood over him smiling happily, he stood up shook himself then padded around me smelling me and nuzzling his head as he walked. I shivered and it had nothing to do with the cold. “Shift into a human.” Crispin said suddenly.
I looked at him but did as he said I shifted not worrying over clothes. I stood in front of him naked and he shifted as well. I now stood there gazing at his naked body. His mocha colored skin, his well sculpted chest, arms and legs. Then I stared at his ‘manparts’. He was beautiful, full, long and big and I knew from right then that he would fill me up wonderfully and that he would hit the end of me blurring the lines between pain and pleasure.
I looked back up into his eyes and I saw lust there. He reached forward and dragged me toward his body. He kissed me then let his mouth slide down from mine to my neck. I moaned when he bit the pulse there but he continued his way down my body but lingering at my chest. He took me into his mouth and sucked as hard as he could. I moaned and looked down at him on his knees sucking my breast. He let go of my breast and I whimpered but he continued his way down my stomach. Then he tripped me and I fell hard on my butt in front of him. He grinned when I grasped in surprise.
He then laid me gentle back and covered my body with his as he shoved himself inside me as hard as he could. I moaned and moved my hips in time with his. He brought me and he came himself. He collapsed on top of me his face next to mine he kissed me then rolled off me so he was laying next to me. I smiled. “We have to do that more often.” Was all I said for this was the first time we had sex.
He laughed and looked me in my eyes. “I think you’re right, we need to work on making our children don’t we?” he said grinning.
I rolled over toward him. “Are you serious? Oh Crispin! I love you so much and you are so going to get lucky more than we you’d expect.” I said climbing until I laid on his chest.
Later upon returning we cheerfully played around. Grinning and playfully attacking each other we missed the warnings. We stubbled into the clearing laughing. I was the first to notice. I froze pain screaming through my heart and a howl ripped out of my throat. Crispian truned and shuddered. I ran forward, past the dead bodies of my pack, my family and went into the den. I ran into the corner, the alphas corner. Laura lay her throat ripped out, blood dripping down her now dead body. Her eyes lay open, glazed over but the remains of pain and horror still there. I ran past here to the cubs hide out to find Bones half dead. "Bones!" i screamed. I rushed forward and he whimpered. "Bones, Bones. What happened? Bones!" i scrambled to his side, slipping on his blood.
"Kristen. We were attacked. By...by vampires. I got the pups to the safe place please help them, please save them." Bones strength then left. The blood continued to flow out his stomach where his ribs glistened in the mininal light. I watched his chest rise once them fall one last time. I howled in pain and ran to the hidey hole hole for the pups.
As i got closer i heard the tiny yowls of fright still coming out of their throats. With renoued speed i burst forward running head first into the tiny hole. With an 'umf' i looked around. The pups were inside jumping up on the walls below my head trying to get to someone they know. I purred slightly and pulled my head out. Shifting i reached in and one-by-one took them out. Shifting again i grabbed one by the scruff and the other four followed.
walked out to Crispin who was sulking silently waiting for me to come back out. His head lifted at the sounds the pups make and he grinned slightly. He grabbed another pup and we walked into the woods to bring them away from this place.

To be continued...in Wolf Queen

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I dedicate this book to my grandma who encouraged me to continue writting when everyone said it was stupid. Thank you.