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.

belong to the Stonemakers or the Mountainmovers?” the younger voice contemplated. “They both have some people among them with

then the Blackfires and the Shadowtails, we all have black hair and tan skin among our Clan’s as well, but I know she’s not

a few generations now, she can’t be one

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 fated mate has dark

why do that?” asked the

son, but that Clan’s practice is why I have always been at odds with that Clan. I Allister Northmountain 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 he’d had dark hair.” the man said, then

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

think this girl is her, dad?” asked the

will find out if this was her family’s doing.” said the older voice. I was finally able to open my eyes and look at them, the

Alora little pup?” the older wolf asked, I had nodded my head yes,

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 eyes where green and there was a streak of silver in his hair at his temple, it made

am child.” asked the older

not? I had only seen him once, but I’d felt the his power and status over

 

and this is my son Damien, we’ll get you to the Pack

we really going to let them have

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

only scar embedded into my soul by my

wretch.” The ‘her’ being my mother. You would think

to get dressed and go to school, I do my best not to give in to the urge to sing in the shower. Every time I sing, my family goes into a rage. They tell me to

maintain the image of a submissive and obedient she-wolf. There are only two more weeks left

Xena, and we’ll be free.” I

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