A Beasts Love

Chapter 11

It was a bit awkward walking through the woods with Nuka, my long lost brother. It wasn't awkward because there was nothing to say because trust me I had questions practically falling out my head. It was awkward because in his memory that he did indeed share with me I saw a family that was happy and so unusual to how I actually lived. It upset me to know that I could have lived happily and been safe with me family. A question that was playing on my mind was how did I end up in a different place from Nuka, I mean I was almost 100% sure I have never seen him before. It took me a while before I cleared my throat to speak.

" so how come I have never met you before all this?" I questioned crunching fallen leaves as I walked behind him. He didn't slow down to talk but just kept steaming a head, we didn't shift because he properly didn't trust I wouldn't run away. Even if I was his sister I was still a stranger.

" after I ran through the woods I hid you in the near by town on a woman's door step and I ran in to the woods hoping to lead the wolves away, which I did." He glanced back over his shoulder.

" I was tracked through many different places and by the time I was sure I lost them and came back for you, you weren't there. I asked where you had gone and then I found you in a home with parents and a older sister and it seemed the simpilest way for you to grow up normally. I left you alone checking on you every couple months, but I knew near your 2nd birthday that you would shift so I went back to take you away and back to my new pack but when I got there you were gone. I tracked you half way across the states and when I finally found you it was three months past your birthday and you hadn't shifted. At first I was seriously confused,I almost thought I had tracked down the wrong kid." He sighed running a hand through his hair.

" but you e yes are unmistakable, I knew I had to get closer and figure out what had happened." I stared at him for a bit calculating number in my head.

"But you were eight!" I exclaimed and watched him shrug.

"Werewolves don't age them same as humans do, a couple years before puberty we start to grow and develop mentally to be the age of a 16 year old and we look like them as well.from then on our ageing slows dramatically till we stop at the age of 27-34ish. After 70 years or even more out body will start to age again but it can take almost as long to actually get your first wrinkle. That's why we're wolfs can live till they are 300ish." He stated, of course I had no I dea what he was talking about, I hardly knew anything about werewolves so I mumbled a agreement.

"So you weren't 8?" I questions and watched as he shook his head.

" I looked 14 I guess, I acted old. But I was able to hook a babysitting job for you when you were 3. In fact I baby sat you a lot and I couldn't figure out why you hadn't shifted, you smelt human and there was no traces of a wolf in you I almost gave up trying to find your wolf when I saw your tattoo at the base of your neck." My hand flew up to the tattoo, I had it for as long as I could remember, it was a tribal type marking that was no bigger then a 50 cent coin.

" you always had your hair down so I never noticed it. When I saw it at first I was angry someone would give you a tattoo when you were only a baby but whenever I was near it the tattoo would glow a purple colour and I knew it wasn't a normal tattoo. So I researched it found out it was a witches mark that completely blocked out your wolf."

" so that's why I never changed?" I whispered to my self and he grunted.

" I went looking for the witch, I wasn't able to get it off you without killing you and by the time I returned you were gone, there was no trace of you whatsoever. I searched for years before I met my mate and she convinced me to join her pack, I still kept looking though Reagan..... I never stopped looking for you." Nuka said, stopping abruptly.