The Shift

Chapter 9

*I will be editing this over the next few days, I just needed to post it before I decided I hated it and deleted it again also trigger warning blood*

I watch the men scatter frantically combing the area below. Their body movement gives away they are just as determined as the alpha to find me. Then again they were probably just as determined if not more even if the reasons were selfish. 

When I was younger the curriculum changes to include wolf history as well. If I was mated to the Alpha that would make me his right-hand man or Luna as the wolves call it. The alphas mate is supposed to help lead the pack and packs tend to crumble without them as the Alpha fixates on his mate and the safety of them meaning he would neglect pack duties. Without his mate, the pack would suffer so I'm assuming they're just as determined as him to find me but I'm just as determined not to let that happen.

I watch them men continue to tear apart the ground below trying to catch a hint of my scent, but looks like the trail has gone cold boys. A smile creeps onto my face as I watch the men's confusion grow. Of course, they wouldn't have assumed I had gone up, with the breeze blowing through tonight my scent would have been scatted for miles around this tree.

You might just get out of this yet Cassy I think not moving an inch You have food and water just wait them out.

Wait is what I did. I watched as the stars were replaced with the pink and orange hues signaling the morning of a new day. A calm warm breeze blew through the trees I watched as the tops of the trees slightly sway, if this is the last sight I ever saw I would be happy I smiled shaking my head slightly. Up here yesterday seemed like it all could have been a nightmare the only thing reminding me it was real up here was the ache in my muscles telling me I overdid it.

I watch the people run below as my own personal form of entertainment, over the night I noticed more and more people join the search it was not limited to men anymore it was regular men and women out there combing the forest.  I could see the headlines now "mentally unstable human runs from loving mate." I snort in my head at the idea, men and women of all ages have shown up probably looking for a scared little human girl lost in the woods. Granted they are not all wrong I am a scared human girl, but I am not lost I am hiding there is a difference.

Funny days ago I was avoiding the wolves scared they would off me and today I am running from them, strange how the world works. I quietly grab my water bottle from the side of my bag cracking it open and taking a few sips.

I continued to watch the groups come back and forth in and out of the surrounding woods as the sun climbed higher in the sky. The groups looked exhausted and more disappointed every time they came out. This is now a game of wits. That is how I spent my day Just watching and learning.

My big three take away's are:

1.The groups aren't talking at all so I'm guessing they are using their mind link so they have a better chance of hearing me.

2.They look more desperate than mad. Which could end up being worse for me.

3.I haven't seen Xavier or Austin in a while so I'm guessing they are combing deeper parts of the forest.

Speaking of Austin another takeaway is the groups seem to be traveling in human form, my heartstrings give a little tug. I 100% believe that is Austin's doing knowing I'm scared of them, he's looking out for me even though he probably doesn't agree with what I'm doing.

Continuing to sit here I watch the day slip away into the night and the breeze changes to a cooler one. I look up to the sky watching large black clouds gather above head, just my luck I think solemnly to myself.