THE WOLF'S DEN

Chapter 1

The air was filled with the smell of blood and the rotting of corps and a grey mist covered the ground of my village, for generations my village has been terrorised by a beast a wolf to be exact he as been guarding the road to exit the village for many generations he comes to our village every full moon to collect our sacrifice but if a poor unfortunate soul happens to be wondering the street at night the next morning all that is left of them is unrecognisable my elder sister Katharine was one of this poor souls, I remember the day like it was yesterday...

-Flash Back 6 years ago-

I was eleven summers old and had just received an award for french, my mother as a treat came and watched me recite my numbers up-to one hundred it was a great achievement for me at my age, my mother was so proud of me that on the way home she brought a jar of honey to spread on my bread for supper that night, by the time we had walked back home their was a lot of screaming and crying around were my father and brothers had cut and bound the hay into stacks ready to be carted away and sold, me being curious ran ahead of my mother and once I reached the scene I was stunned their laid the mutilated bloody body of my elder sister Katharine, I will never forgive the wolf the beast the killer of my sister and I will get revenge I just don't know how.

-Present Time-

"KATERINA, come down for breakfast and get your head out of that book" my mother Eleanor screamed out to me

"Coming Mother let me finish this chapter and I shall be down" I yelled back, I was reading a lovely tale 'Romeo and Juliet' by Shakespeare, Shakespeare was my idol he was the greatest man to ever publish a book I love reading his work but sadly I do not posses such talents my only achievements have been to master French and basic Spanish My mother taught me to play the violin and piano ever since my elder sister was murdered my mother spends most of her time educating me ever since I graduated school two years before my year I was an excellent student my teacher believed that I have a very bright future but my mother didn't see it that way ever since I graduated my mother has taken it upon herself to teach me the rights and responsibilities of a young lady she likes to spend hours upon end touching up and redesigning my wardrobe to "keep in style" with the latest trends my entire wardrobe consists of six dresses and four pairs of slippers my nails are manicured and my hands are soft my mother and father forbid me from working in the field and doing hard chores outside as they are afraid of the something that happened to my sister, ever since the incident my parents and siblings ceased going into town only my mother and eldest brother go into town to buy groceries and necessities I really hope I can go this time I can hardly remember what the town looks like all i remember about it is my friends and I running about making fools of ourselves and making mud pies by the river in summer I missed the town and Im going to beg mother to go again soon. "KATERINA, do I have to come up their and drag you down, HURRY UP!" my mother angrily yelled I replied with "I'm coming now mother I'm sorry" I hastily walked out of my room and down the stairs into the kitchen, all my brothers were seated at the table eating the fresh bacon and eggs my mother had cooked, I sat down next to Alex, my eldest brother six summers older than me, once I sat down my mother put down my plate of eggs and toast, I reached for the honey in the middle of the table and open the jar, it's empty and my brother Michael had a smirk on his face "Ran out of honey did we? Sorry I just had to have it on my toast" he said ever so cheeky. I was furious none touched my honey and got away with it I will get my revenge but when he least expects it, he was now rocking on the back legs of the chair with his arms crossed and a great big smirk was on his face, I played along and smiled at him "It is fine brother I do love to share, but I must know was the honey delicious?" I said ever so sweetly he stopped rocking and know everyone at the table just stared at us "why yes the honey was good very good actually" he said cockily I just nodded and had my toast with butter and while I was buttering my toast I was thinking of ways to get him back that I won't get in trouble for doing, Michael got up and went somewhere in the house he came back awhile latter and he just gave me a very good reason to get him in trouble I politely excused myself "excuse me I must freshen up" and I walked out of the kitchen and up to my mothers and fathers room I went unto my mothers dresser and pulled out one of her chemist and giggled to myself I walked into Michael and Alex's room and put my mothers chemist on his bed I grabbed his hunting knife and started to cut it up, I put the material under his pillow and his hunting knife back and skipped back into my room waiting for the time my mother would go in their and make their beds and find my little surprise. Little while latter I heard my mothers streaking "MICHAEL JAMES RED WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY CHEMIST YOU UNGRATEFUL CHILD" at that point I couldn't hold in my laughter so I dove for my pillow and held my head into it and bust out laughing, I heard my brothers feet run up the stairs so I raced to my door and looked across the hall to see my brother getting hit in the head by my mother and she was yelling things like "WHY YOU UNGRATEFUL BRAT, I GAVE YOU LIFE AND THIS IS YOUR WAY OF REPAYMENT, YOU WILL BUY ME A NEW ONE, YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS YOURSELF" my mother stormed out of his room and down the stairs to go talk to my father, Michael turned and noticed me giggling and said "YOU DID THIS, you sneaky sneaky little snake" he spat at that point I was laughing so hard I was crying and just slammed his door shut. The day went quick after that I just practiced my violin and my Spanish that took all day and I never left my room until supper. I had an early night and went to bed feeling something was going to happen very soon.

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Well that's chapter 1 I hoped you enjoyed 

-AJ