Silent Steps and Hidden Stars

adows over the small clearing where Rona sat by herself, her head

t, half-wishing she could disappear, b

many ways, s

poken except in whispers, a half-wolf, half-human outcast marked a

she bore th

the eyes of her peers. Her father had been human, a secret affair that l

ce, but just barely, and they m

t the edges, watching the other wolves her age spar and laugh, their wolves sleek and

aring, directed the younger wolves-pups with a confidence and strength that made Rona'

recently she couldn't help but be mesmerized by him. The past years h

r, the head Alpha who is the

all the time spent in the sun training an

g grounds. His presence exuded so much authority; even in his human for

watched him closely, following his

ved by all, destined for greatness. And Rona... we

ng from afar, always after she was done

led her over to join, the scoffs, barely subtle sneers and quick glances were enough to remind her of

s time to leave, but before she actual

joy from seeing the miserable face of others, shows up out of nowhere, scans th

as Kara made he

n sighting Rona

a, there

and greets her respectfully. Kara ignores the gre

to where you belong, half-breed," she muttered un

as she took a step back. She knew s

n't do or say anything else and she walks

t recent object of her fascination- Veyron as he moved aro

nce was unshakable. To her, he was a distant figure of power and pe

el a pang of longing, the kind that made her chest ache with the cruel remin

her. She turned to see Darek, one of the Beta males, h

es, hoping that silence would make him lose interest, but he merely laughed, d

he belongs here," murmured another, a younger female who held no ra

er spirit. Her fingers curled into fists at her sides, not out of anger but out of a desperate

etely unaware of her presence, and Rona was relieve

t see her as nothing more than the others did

felt as though she was drifting further and further away from the world around her

e last glance back. Veyron was standing wit

they congratulated each o

rmth, and the respect of those around hi

ong: no matter how much she wished otherwise, she would always be alone in a pack where stren