I was barely conscious as they continued to talked about me, sounding worried.

“She’s got marks on her face, look there’s a handprint” said the older voice.

“Dad who would abuse a pup.” asked the young voice.

“I don’t know, look at her arm, there’s a dark bruise in the shape of fingers, see the nail marks, she’s got another hand shaped bruise on her other cheek.” points out the older voice.

“Why dad? She’s just a pup, they must have thrown her into the river.” said the younger voice

“I’m afraid you’re right son, and she could have died, the river is swollen and dangerous, her legs….” the older voice trails off.

“So many bruises….” the younger voice also trails off.

“All these cuts, she must have been tossed over and over, the poor child, how did she get out of the river?” the older voice asked in wonder.

“Where did she come from dad?” the younger voice asked.

“There is a pack picnic today remember, that’s where we were heading, looks like she had on her best dress, despite what it looks like now, she must have come from there.” the older voice had said.

“Dad….that’s five miles up river.” points out the younger voice.

“I know, Goddess…she should have died, any other pup would have died, she’s incredibly lucky to have survived.” said the older voice.

black hair, think maybe she belong to the Stonemakers or the Mountainmovers?” the younger voice contemplated. “They

the Blackfires and the Shadowtails, we all have black hair and tan skin among our Clan’s as well, but

Families though are exclusively pale and blond for a few generations now, she can’t be one of theirs.”

Clan has been purposely breeding dark coloring out, they only mate with others who have blond hair and blue eyed features son. Any family member born with tan skin or dark hair is made an outsider, or married off, still removing them from the Families. If their

why do that?”

reject his Goddess given mate for that Ice Queen he married, because his fated was dark skinned, that Ice Queen also rejected her fated, because

It’s said that Allister and Bettina had a daughter who looked like the Heartsong’s Ancestor, the First Alpha. Probably karma for

girl is her, dad?” asked the younger

said the older voice. I was finally able to open my

older wolf asked, I had nodded my head yes, my throat hurting to much for

his shoulders were broad. You could tell he was going to be a giant of a werewolf when he was done growing, just as large as the older male next to me. The older male looked like the young one, only his

I am child.”

I’d felt the his power and status

 

get you to the Pack House, and treat you before taking you back to your family.” said

are we really going to let them have her back?” asked

and I can’t just take the child away.” I’d passed out again while they

brings me back from that memory. Sadly, that was not the only awful memory I carried. It was not the only scar embedded

up you wretch!” she screams, she’s always screaming at me. Half the time I think she’s forgotten my name, because she is always addressing me as “you wretch.” The ‘her’ being

to the urge to sing in the shower. Every time I sing, my family goes into a rage. They tell me to stop screeching like a dying cat, telling me my voice makes their ears bleed. It was

been struggling to hold back, to maintain the image of a

weeks Xena, and we’ll be free.” I say

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