LINDSEY'S POV
I slowly turned my head, my eyes flitting across the wide expanse of the woods. My heart
was pounding, threatening to come out from my ribs then I heard it again, another howl, I
listened, it was different this time, it sounded like a different wolf. Fear made me shudder in
the dark as the cold bit against my skin. I slowly gathered my courage and slid down the tree
I was on, preparing myself for a long battle.
My dad always trained me with the pack warriors because he was scared of what might
happen to me if he wasn't there so he trained me like a pack warrior but I kept it hidden and
allowed myself to be bullied. I looked for something sharp in the darkness and I found a stick
with a very sharp head, I heard the footsteps coming closer as I crouched down and made
myself utterly invisible,once the first wolf was in sight, I lunged forward and stabbed its back
to slow it down, and moved to stab its stomach. After stabbing it, it shook me off and called
for reinforcements,I knew then I had to end the battle quickly, it jumped on me and bit my
shoulder, blood pouring but I still stood firm. We got locked in a headlock, me wanting to stab
its heart and it wanting to bite my throat.
We fought for several minutes before I heard other wolves coming, then I realized that they
weren't from my pack but they were rogues, the horror sent shivers down my spine, rogues
were wolves who were banished from their pack and became insane due to the loss of their
pack. I could feel my legs shaking because I have always been told to avoid rogues as they
are very dangerous and they kill on sight.
But before I could lose my cool, one of the wolves shifted back into his human form and
shouted "Stop"
I looked up surprised, how can they even shift? Insane wolves are fully controlled by their
wolves and can't shift
"Who are you" I said still cautious
"Calm down we are not going to harm you,
" he said
I don't believe him
"Tell him to back down" I nudged towards the wolf I almost killed, murderous intent still
present in my eyes
"Stand down,
" he said to the wolfThe wolf which was bleeding heavily before had already healed and I was amazed by his
healing abilities. Shifters can heal on their own but not as fast as he did.
The man who commanded the wolf to step down earlier came into the light and I was
stunned, he was gorgeous. He had black midnight hair with black eyes, a Greek god's body
and to top it off, he's 6ft4. Dean ain't got nothing on him, even though I was swooning
internally I couldn't let my guard down, he put his hands forward and slowly approached me
"Calm down,
" he said " we won't hurt you"
I slowly lower the sharp wood in my hands, still holding it just in case they break their
promise
" Who are you? And why are you in the woods?" he asked
" I'm on the run from my pack, and no I'm not a fugitive,
" I said
" OK, I'm Caleb and these are my brothers Dylan, Aaron, and Smith" he introduced
"I'm Lindsey,
" I said
"Hello Lindsey, do you have anywhere to stay?" Caleb asked
"Caleb...…
" Dylan tried to protest but Caleb shut him up
"No,
" I said "but I'll be fine on my own"
"Uhm, I'm not so sure,
" Caleb said "there are a lot of rogues in these woods, and my
Conscience wouldn't sit right on me if I let you go alone into the woods, you know what,
Come with us and you can stay with us till you are ready to move out on your own"
I considered several possibilities and agreed plus I don't think I could ever resist his puppy
dog eyes which I've already fallen for.
"If it's ok with your brothers, I can stay with you for a while,
" I said
He smiled and I noticed he had a dimple on one cheek, I melted
"Of course it's ok,
" he said " follow me"
I followed them to what seemed like a park house with two other males in it, Lucas and
Marcelo, I learnt later. Lucas was silent and withdrawn with a slim build while Marcelo was
buff and loud.
Caleb took me to an empty room and said "Well this will be your room from now on, shout if
you need anything
"Thank you,
" I said, my eyes soft.That night I slept with ease without any worry in my mind. I woke up to the sound of
Knocking at my door the next morning, I opened it to see Caleb standing in my
doorway,talking about snacks in the morning.
"Good morning Lindsey, I wanted to check on you and also ask you to join us for training"
"Sure, give me a minute to get ready" I go back inside to look for something to wear and then
come out five minutes later in a sports bra and leggings. I can see Caleb's eyes basically
follow my curves and I smirk at his reaction. He took me to an empty field behind the house
I saw the others already there, working out. At first, I was blinded by the show of muscles
and sweat but I soon snapped out of it and started warming up.
"Dylan, spar with Lindsey I need to see her level of training,
" Caleb said
So I picked up a stick as a weapon and Dylan chose a dagger, we started and Dylan had the
upper hand and the others were cheering. Dylan started acting smug so I noticed he let
down his guard and then I struck his hand where the dagger was and it fell to the ground. I
took a swipe at his legs and he fell and I won the match. The others looked at me with
amazement and wonder while Caleb clapped and announced the end of that morning's
training.
Dylan stormed off while the others came to ask me about my training routine. We all went
inside for breakfast, and I noticed Dylan was absent but I didn't care. I went back to my room
and took a nap.
I had a terrible dream while I was napping. I saw myself in a Forest surrounded by wolves
with bloodthirsty red eyes and blood on their snouts, I ran and ran until I jolted awake
drenched with sweat. I went downstairs to drink some water and then I saw Dylan again
,
"Do you think you belong here?" he asked looming over me "You should go back to
whichever hole you crawled out of"
I shuddered because of the malice filled in them. He left me standing in that kitchen lost and
dejected over the fact that I was being rejected again.
I sat in the darkness for like an hour then I saw Caleb come into the kitchen
"Hey"
"Hey"
"What are you doing here all alone?"
"No.. nothing just thinking"
"I'm here to listen if you are ready to share" Caleb offered
" Well, I was thinking about my pack. I felt like if the others hated me that would be ok but for
My dad wanted to give me up, then maybe I don't deserve to have a family""Well maybe you don't,
" he said " maybe we all don't but that doesn't stop us from living and
getting what we want"
"damn you are really bad at giving motivation, aren't you" I said laughing
He laughed "What I'm trying to say is that you shouldn't let your current situation affect your
outlook on life, you don't know what the sunrise holds"
"Hmm, thanks Professor,
" I said
"You are welcome student of mine, now go to bed we have another training in the morning
And you will be sparing with Marcelo"
"Do I really have to?"
"Yes" then he left
I sat thinking about what Caleb said, it definitely sounded like trash but I don't feel sad
anymore so I guess it worked. I got up and went to sleep eager for what the morning would bring .