Luna Rising

FIVE

Once night emerges, I stand in the middle with my arms crossed and eyes closed, waiting for my package. I had Saye and Arlo return to the farmhouse since Camila and the others would be coming by.

A wolf no older than us rushes past me from where the entrance gate is and approaches Dominic.

"What is it?"

"T-there...there..." the teen pup stuttered and seemed surprised.

"What?" Dominic asks with a demanding tone making the boy flinch.

"There is a huge monster at the gates."

I hear everyone gasps and talk among themselves about the monster on the other side of the gates. I know who it is judging by the reaction of that wolf.

"He's here probably for me," I say with a smile. "Open the gates."

Dominic wanted to ask but didn't. "Open the gates."

"But alpha-"

"Open the gates."

Without questioning his alpha, the young pup ran to the gates, and with another guard there, they opened the two large doors. Takkar enters the pack base pulling a wheeled cage meant for a large animal; beside him are Kaze and Camila. And in the cell is what I had requested.

"What the hell is that?" Ask a wolf referring to the Takkar. It seems they have never seen an ogre before. Well, they are very solitary creatures. They never leave their cave.

"Is that a wolf? It's huge!"

"What kind of wolf has a horn?"

"Who's the girl? I smell a cat on her."

"Forget them; what is that inside the cage?

Everyone is curious and scared, asking around, wondering who these strangers are. Then their attention landed on the main attraction. Everyone looks at the feral inside the cage, snarling and growling at them.

"Lippy!" Takkar let go of the chain, pulled the cage, and brought me up in a hug. "Takkar miss you."

"I miss you too, buddy," I chuckle and smile. Takkar then put me down gently as curious eyes landed on us.

"Master," Kaze revealed his voice with such a deep tone as it gave the wolves inside in shock. "I brought what you requested."

I caress the large side wolf as you do with a horse. He enjoys it begging more. "Thank you."

I sense hostility coming from behind as I turn my head to see Dominic with his eyes glowing red.

Seriously, what the hell is wrong with that guy?

"There are a lot of wolves here," Camila says as she moves next to me. When her eyes landed on Clayton, who winked at her, she hissed at him.

The snarling and sound of gurgling coming from the feral inside the cage as he scans his yellow, green eyes around, looking at potential victims.

"This," I raise my voice introducing the creature. "This is a feral. This is what happens if you stay too long in the miasma. The area is poisonous and can turn you into one like this fellow. They are far more dangerous than a rogue."

I had Dominic and everybody's attention.

"The miasma is a living thing that came from the Demon Realm. Once miasma consumes you, your life is in its hands." I turn to Leah and her grieving family. They don't look too happy. "I'm sorry I had to end Wallace's life, but he's already long gone before I killed him."

"You didn't have to kill him!" Doug screamed; there was a pain in his tone.

"If I didn't, then he wouldn't have attacked a family of campers that night," I blurt out. Doug's mouth shut; that is when his mate opens hers.