The Princess of the Wolves

Chapter 1

It was a stormy night, the power had gone out around one am. I had just gone down to check the circuit breakers hoping it was just a fuse when there was a knock at my door. When I answered it a young man around my age was shivering soaking wet on my porch.

"May I please come in miss?" He said. I nodded and moved out of the way for him to enter then shut the door and locked it.

"Nasty weather we're having huh?" I say. "Would you like some tea? I was just about to put the pot on."

"Please that would be nice. My name is K. "he said as he sat by my fireplace.

"Nice to meet you K, I'm Rae. How would you like your tea?" I ask as I place the kettle on the stove.

"Three scoops of sugar and little milk."

"Ok. What brought you to my house at such a late hour?" I ask as I make the cups of tea.

"I was looking for someone when I got caught in the storm" he says watching my every move with his deep emerald eyes.

"For what reason could you be searching for someone in the middle of the night? It must be a good one." I hand him a mug and sit on the couch across from K.

"Well she is in danger and needs to be protected." He watches for my reaction meeting my sapphire eyes. I feel a zing of energy and I can't look away. I can tell he felt it too because his jaw tightened and eyes widened with the same longing the zing made me feel.

"Hmm. well what are you doing here go find her." I smile kindly and he chuckles.

"I am looking at her. Your father sent me to bring you home."

"My father is dead so is my mother they died when I was ten. I was raised in the orphanage."

"No, they had to give you up and wipe your memories so you'd be safe. But now the enemy knows where you are. I came to bring you back." K stands and bows. "You are the princess of the wolf kingdom"

I laugh. "Me? A princess? What wacked out universe are you from where I am a princess?"

K looks forlorn, as if he had hoped I would believe him immediately. As if. "Milady, you are the only heir of our kingdom. Please just come with me...." He opens his hands with care not hiding the emotions in his eyes. The sad, hurt feelings that hit me hard in my heart.... and against my better judgment I take his hand.

"I will come ... but only to tell your king that he has the wrong person." I say resigned. He smiles with genuine pleasure it makes me smile too.

As we were getting ready to go, three black sedans pulled up onto my lawn and about fifteen hooded people swarmed out and began banging on my door. K swears, "Flip it.... I thought had lead them of the trail.... Rae do u have a basement or anyplace you can hide in?" I shake my head eyes wide. "Shoot... ok stay behind me. Do u know how to hold your own in a fight?"

"Yes I do. I learned sword fighting and hand to hand." I say trying to sound more confident in my skills then I feel.

He nods and hands me a dagger. "Don't let them touch you. They touch you, you become under their control."My eyes widen in confusion but I nod my head. He pulls out a device and presses a few buttons. Then he pulls out an eloquent sword with fancy etchings in the blade itself.

I watch as the door caves from the constant pounding. The people swarm in and my heart pounds as I see red eyes under their hoods all trained on me. K pushes me behind him without looking away from the creatures."You can't have her."

The tallest creature, vampire, walked forward and laughs. His voice deep and seducing. "We will have her. She will come willingly." He looks at me and smiles. His perfect teeth gleam in the warm light of the candles I set out earlier in the night. "Won't you my dear little princess. You want to come with us, don't you?" He walks forward a little more, and inhales deeply. My head clouds slowly as he talks. "Come here my dear, come with me." He holds out his hand and look directly into my eyes and I feel my will melting away.

I go to step forward but K grabs me and holds me tight to his chest."You will not have her." He repeats and I can hear the hurt in his voice. That snaps me out of whatever spell the man had me under and I growl at the man in a deep throated angry growl. My eyes flash with power as I crouch ready for a fight.

K notices my stance as one of a trapped animal and backs away. In a snarl I challenge "I will not come with you.... I will not! You sniveling leach. You might be high and mighty but I am not weak willed or submissive."

He laughs and with a flick of his wrist his followers charge. I move with grace that I didn't know I had in an elegant and poised fighting style. Left.... Right.... Back.... Front... Attack after attack I move and best every single challenge that I face. I cut through half the vampires before I notice the man had walked up behind me. He touches my neck in a genital caress and whispers into my ear "sleep." My head lolls and body collapses as I fight the command. But he keeps caressing my neck and my eyes close...