Alpha of Smoke

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slits, they burn from the gray cloud all around me. Faint sizzling crackles in my ears

g variety. I struggle not only to regain my vision, but to remember what happened be

arrior. Shock from the memories so vividly displayed in my mind has my eyes flying open w

stand for only a moment. It is my doubt that sends me back to the ground, not weakness, although I suppose that's weakness, too-weakness of a different sort. If I get up, won't they just knock me down again? A burning ache festers up the

No one is here to save me or the others in my party. If I'm going to live, I'll have to get up. I'll have to fight-or find a way to sneak off

n leaving the

A large male, dark, dirty, and drooling, runs behind her. Her yelps sound almost like human screams as he catches her, leaping onto her back, sending her into the forest floor w

o can give me the strength to do what I must. I cannot abandon

oul. Paws to the ground, I push up, my front leg wavering slightly in a p

turns in my direction. I hold his gaze, knowing there are others nearby tha

am Unega Galvlo, Luna of the Shaconage pack. Your warriors kill without cause, a crime a

lack wolf with the bloody face is within ten paces, I leap at him, sinking my teeth into his throat. He shrieks and tries to brea

four paws instinctively shoot out, claws elongated, as I attempt to shove the warrior off me, but he is far stronger than I. Another force hits me

, I f

e of the Alpha of the Shaconage pack. I fight for honor,

ining his face. I see him so vividly, his glowing sapphire blue eyes, his black fur like the void b

ween the trees, hidden by a veil of smoke. I want to believe

ide before, I still see his face. The pain begins to dull as I slip into the inky blackness, allowing myself the comfort of letting go. It will all be over s

the Moon Goddess shows mercy and love to all of Her people, t

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