Chapter 1

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I smell the air, "Mommy, I smell a fire." I say as I take a deeper breath. Mom stops walking on the trail and looks at me. "Okay, take a deeper breath and tell me if it smells like it's close or not." She smiles at me encouragingly. I nod my head and do as she says.

"It smells," I take a deeper breath as I close my eyes, "it smells like it's at the pack house." I say as I open my eyes. Mom's smile widens. "Well Rosie, you most certainly are correct." She extends her hand out and I take it. "Now, let's get to the house before all the boys eat all the hamburgers."

As we are walking on the trail to get to the Pack House, I notice several times that mom is often staring off into space with a dream like expression on her face. She's talking to dad through their mate bond, Lia, my inner wolf, explains. Oh, is all I reply with.

When we finally get to the house, I spot my dad and run over to him. "Daddy!" I yell as I jump into his arms. The pack members around us chuckle before continuing whatever they were doing.

"Well my Goddess, I don't know who you are. Surely you're not my little girl," dad says with a grin on his face. A big smile spreads across my face.

"Daddy, it's me Rosie!" I squeal before stubbornly crossing my arms over my chest. Dad runs his finger along his jaw.

"Hmm, not possible. My Rosie is only seven years old," he says. I let out an annoyed sigh before stomping my foot on the ground.

"I am your Rosie! I'm just turning eight because it's my birthday!" He snaps his fingers, "Ah, that's right! Now no need to bite me in the-"

"Do not finish that sentence, Thomas Lee Cruz!" Nana says from behind me. "That is no way to be talking around ladies, especially my granddaughter."

I turn around and give Nana a hug. "It's okay, I don't care if they say-" I turn my head towards Uncle Jack, the Beta of the pack, with an evil smile on my face. "I don't care that they say the shit they always say."

Nana gasps, people around us laugh, and uncle Jack looks scared shitless. Haha sucker, I say to him through our mind link. "Jackson!" Dad shouts.

Jack quickly clears his throat, "Uh Alpha, before you rip my throat into two, I need to inform you that we have found and captured another rogue." I notice dad tenses.

"Where at?"

"Twenty miles north from here."

"That's the fifth one within two months," Dad says with a growl. "What cell?"

"Cell B7, and this one has a real big problem with his mouth." Jack replies. (The pack house has an underground dungeon that is made up of 50 cells, meaning that the rogue is in the seventeenth cell.)

"Is he saying anything that could actually be useful for once?"

"No sir, unless you count 'all you motherfucker's are gonna pay, starting with your mates,' oh and his face is a bit fucked up because of that comment, just to let you know." Dad's eyes go black. Oh no.

"This son of a bitch is threatening my pack?!" He starts stomping towards the dungeons. "Jack, get Calvin and Simon. We're gonna teach a lesson." Dad calls over his shoulder.

Jack says 'yes Alpha' and goes to collect Calvin and Simon, our pack's strongest warriors. "Ah hell no," I hear Simon say. "No one threatens my mate, especially not some rogue." I hear the door to the dungeons slam open then closed as Jack, Simon, and Calvin disappear inside.

Grandma is telling me something but I'm not paying attention. We have to get in there, Lia says. I was thinking the same thing.

I turn towards grandma. "I'm going to go get some food from mommy, is that okay Nana?" I ask with a smile, mentally high fiving Lia for teaching me how to act like I'm not up to anything. Nana nods her head.

"Okay dear, I have to go talk to your Papa anyways." She says before giving me a hug. "Stay away from the cells, Rose. I mean it." She whispers into my ear. I nod my head and quickly say okay before taking off to 'find my mom'.

Once I'm out of sight from everyone I hurry around the mud pit and run to the dungeon. I take a deep breath before slipping inside, careful not to let the door slam shut. Once inside, it takes my eyes a minute to adjust to the darkness before slowly walking down the steps. Okay, Jack said cell B7 so that's gonna be the next corner, Lia says as I pass the empty Cells of cell A9, the second to last cell in the first row. Well thank you Captain Obvious, I respond. I peek around the corner and spot dad in a cell, yelling at a man.

"What are you doing on my territory, you filthy piece of shit!" Dad yells before hitting the man in the jaw with his fist. Simon and Calvin, who is always quiet, is holding the man by his arms while Jack is standing besides dad with his arms folded across his chest.

"I've already told you, go to hell you-" the man says before bursting into screams. I look at the man intently as I feel the room getting hotter. YES ROSE! YOU'RE DOING IT! Lia exclaims happily.

"Fucking stop! It burns!" He screams in pain. Don't stop, not yet. I slowly make it hotter to the point you'd think you're standing in the fire itself. "Okay! Okay! I'll talk, just make it stop!" He yells as tears start falling down his face. I withdraw all of the heat from the man's body, and catch myself on the wall. That was AMAZING Rose! Are you okay? I let out a breath. Yeah I'm fine, Lia. Just drained.

I peek around the corner and see the confused expression on everyone's face. "H-how did you do that?" The man asks in a scared voice.

"What are you doing on my territory?" Dad doesn't hesitate to say.

"I- I was told to come here."

"By whom?"

"By this guy named Diago Lambareta, he's also a rogue but he's stronger than the rest of us."

"Why," dad says sharply. When the man doesnt say anything, I stare at him and imagine flames springing alive at his feet. He tries to jump up but Simon and Calvin keep him down.

"It fucking burns!" He exclaims.

"What burns?" Jack finally says.

"E-everything!" Dad and Jack share a look of confusion before looking around. I hurry and duck my head but not fast enough.

"What the hell are you doing here!" Both dad and Jack exclaim. The rogue burst out in tears.

"I'll tell you everything I know, just please don't do whatever you guys are doing!" He says in between sobs.

"You shut the hell up and you" dad uses his Alpha voice,  while pointing his finger at me. 

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Sooo, what do you think so far? Is it okay, did you notice any mistakes that I missed? If you did, plz let me know!

Question- If you were like Rose and could control one of the elements, what element would you be able to control?

Have a nice day or night or whatever the hell time it is where you are. ~Lexi


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