Cursed Stars: Became The Hunted (Book #1)

♡~Chapter Eight: Welcome To The Chaos!~♡

Wendigo gasped in surprise, and tried to bark an alarm, but a paw clamped over his mouth. He couldn't see anything, as his eyes were still adjusting to the bright light reflecting off the snow. He heard a little giggle from his right, and glanced over, only to see dark spots clouding his vision. 

Giving up for a moment, he flopped down into the snow, dazed as he heard someone padding around him. But once he was finally able to see… he looked up into mis-matched eyes.

It was a wolf he'd never seen in his life. A fluffy white wolf, with blue and faded yellow star markings here and there. Their eyes were mismatched— one was blue, with a yellow ring around the pupil. The other was yellow, with a blue ring around the pupil. And last, they had a blue scarf wrapped around their neck, which waved majestically in a passing breeze. 

Wendigo found himself slightly mesmerized by them as they trotted lightly around him. But he was brought out of that state as they suddenly twirled him around and pinned him lightly." What a pleasant surprise!" They smiled. Weird… they seemed to be more playful than hostile. 

" Can you get off of me?" Wendigo growled lowly. 

" How about… no?" The winter white wolf laughed and picked Wendigo up and through him over their shoulder.

And so, Wendigo found himself being kidnapped by a complete stranger, and being taken deeper into the woods. 

As they kept walking through the forest, Wendigo struggled, growling a bit." Why are you doing this?" 

The stranger paused for a moment, twitching their ears. They seemed to be really thinking about the question for a moment. Then they shrugged." No idea!" They chirped, trotting onward. 

Wendigo would stop struggling. He didn't want to hurt himself more than he already had." Okay….? So why did you kidnap me instead of fight me?" 

" Well, for one thing…. I'm not the kind of person who attacks someone for no reason. Second, I'm not a monster! I wouldn't attack you while you're injured and 'weak'. Also… you're kind of cute~" The winter wolf teased, then laughed— seeming to be completely unbothered. 

Wendigo's face would turn red as this… this stranger was suddenly flirting with him." H-HEY! N-NO I'M N-NOT! I'M-" He cut himself off abruptly, flustered and confused. 

" Aww, is the little wolf flustered and has a loss for words? How adorable~" the winter wolf smirked. 

" S-STOP!" Wendigo snapped, his face even more red from embarrassment." I-I don't even kn-know your name!" 

Seriously… what was the point of kidnapping Wendigo if they were just going to make him die from embarrassment? Poor Wendigo…

" Winterstorm," the newcomer introduced themself."  But you can call me anything!" They smiled. 

" Okay… uh… W-Winter, could you l-let go of me?" Wendigo struggled to say." Please? I need to get back before the others get worried about me…" The former Omega wasn't used to making a new friend. Plus saying that the other's would get worried about him…

Winterstorm thought for a moment, their head tilted. Then they crouched down, allowing Wendigo to slide off of their back." Oh, fine. But I'm coming with you! I want to meet these friends of yours. And plus, I should help you anyway because of the amount of patrols that the Pack is sending out." 

Wendigo would stand and shake out his fur, before turning and padding in the opposite direction of where they had been headed. 

Winterstorm trotted lightly after him." I don't think you told me your name yet. And I think I deserve to know, since I already told you my name."