Stone Cold Wolf

Chapter 1

Off in the distance a wolf howls and I freeze, trying to pick apart the howl. It wasn't desperate or unsure but strong, like it was calling friends. A pack wolf then, or maybe a werewolf with friends in the area, either way it wasn't alone like I was.

I had a pack at one point, full of normal wolves. I had gotten kicked out. My mother and father had been able to hide what they were better than me, I had given them away. I hadn't known it was against the rules and shifted in the middle of a group from the pack and they told the pack leader.

I had been very young, only 4 months old, when I shifted though I looked a year, maybe two years, old. I had shifted back as the pack leader arived and taken back to the camp where they killed my parents right in fromt of me. I was allowed to live with one rule, I must leave the pack and never return.

I had run as fast as my little legs would carry me as soon as they told me that. That night I had mourned my parents from afar by howling a say, lonely howl, that had been a year ago. I still knew the scent of every pack member, including the hunter I was hunting now. I could tell they were going for small game because they had split up. Finally seeing the wolf I had been tracking I got a strange surprise.

Shifting I now looked around 18. "You aren't normal eather!" I said as I stepped out of the trees.

"I'm sorry, do I know you?" He asked.

"I know your scent, your from a pack I got kicked out of as a pup. you were Beta!" I spat at the werewolf.

"I still don't understand," He said in a calmin voice.

"Maybe this will help," I said enraged. Then I shifted and jumped at him.

Moving aside so that I landed behind him he said, "That color, now I remember!" He then spun to face me again. "I am so sorry I didn't stop them, I regret it every day. Twice as much because of that howl I herd that night," He said.

I changed back and laughed. "IT took me changing for you to recognize me?" I asked, voice serious and curious. I knew I looked different but I wanted to know if he would say something else.

"I wasn't there when you changed and you probably do look older," He replied with a laugh.

"Yeah, so are you sill Beta? I mean if you did get promoted then they can fight for who's leader," I said as I partially shifted. I only had murder on my mind, double for this wolf who could have stopped it.

"Sadly I struck out against the alpha right after you were told to never come back, I lost and was told the same thing. I tried to find you but I guess you thought I was going to try to kill you because you would always disappear," He said almost to softly to hear. Revenge was a hard thing to get, especially when the alpha knows what you are and uses it against you.

"What do you mean? Wolves don't have the ability to grasp coherent thoughts, let alone one grasp the consept of werewolves!" I said then it hit. "Wait do you mean he's one of us? I asked.

"He started the pack for werewolves but soon found letting only werewolves in proved to be dificlt. He started letting any wolf, werewolf or not, into the pack with only one rule for the werewolves, to never change," The old beta explained.

"What made him think that would ever work, I mean I was to young to be taught!" I exclaimed.

"I don't really know, I don't believe he thought it through," He stated. He looked horrible, like he hadn't had food in two months or more.

"For a wolf who used to hunt with every party who went out your pretty thin," I commented. "And since we are no longer in a pack and know your no normal wolf, what's your name?" U asked after a slight pause to let him digest the change in topic.

"Well in a pack wolves hunt together I was used to having some help," he said, voice calm but I could detect some pain in the expression on his face. "As for the name, I don't really have one, I'm just called V. You forget, I, along with my parents and every other werewolf, had to hide what they were," V added in an emotionless voice.

"Oh, right, I'm probably the only one to really get a name," I stated, tone regretful.

I knew wolves didn't really go by name but by scent and rank, a wolf had to respect those higher than themselves when in a pack. I had respected everyone and every rule I had known of, as a pup I didn't know what I had done to get kicked out of my pack and left on my own. Now I knew it was because of some stupid rule that was unfair to every wolf in the pack!

"Anyway, I have been staying in the area looking for any small trace of your scent that may have been left at any point. What have you been doing? Staying human?" V asked, a tone of irritation in his voice.

"Actually yes, though I have had to stay away from humans most of my life anyway, since i was born as a wolf, I age faster when in human form. You can't pass as normal when one year you look like a baby and the next you look like an adult," I said with a laugh.

"Yeah I get your point but the good news is that within the secound year your ageing pretty much stops. I can pretty much function as a human adult as long as I don't stay in one place to long," V stated wit a laugh.

"Well you need to eat and I'm getting hungry myself, why don't we shift and hunt small game?" I asked as I did want something to eat and V was literally skin and bones! I was honestly surprised he was standing.

"Small game? Like what?" V asked curious.

"No wonder you haven't caught anything on your own! I bet you've been trying to take down deer by yourself!" I exclaimed, pretty much yelling at him.

V just nodded mutely and waited for me to finish yelling at him. I k ew what he was doing but didn't care.

"A rabbit or squril caught is better than nothing and will feed a lone wolf well enough! I mean honestly, how do you think loners live? Off of berries and grass? We eat meat! Come on let's hunt," I said, to hungry to continue further and I knew V was. I didn't turn to see if my ex-beta was following, I knew he was and honestly didn't care. As I lost myself in the shift I let my wolf take over.

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HI! So I know this isn't the best chapter but honestly I wrote it two years ago on paper when I was first starting so don't judge! I did change a few small things but nothing much. I hope it wasn't to bad and that it'll get better.

Also for at least most of the chapters from here on out it will state at the beginning weather it's from wolf or human perspective! Next chapter will be wolf!

Final small announcement for this chapter, I wrote the second half on my phone so comment any mistakes and I will try to fix them, you all know how annoying auto correct is!

Thanks and please vote, comment, and follow (if you want to and haven't already)! (Top/side pic I drew (sorry if it's sideways), along with the cover I finally got to work!)