Lycidas Viscardo

Chapter One

The cold wind whipped through the air as my white paws pounded on the forest ground away from the rouges. After crossing the border of Black Woods territory, I knew I had to run as fast as possible. A muddy brown wolf suddenly toppled over me, making us tumble down a hill into another territory. I growled at the rouge as I noticed wolves from this pack were now after us. But I wouldn't let this rouge getaway, so I pounced on him, snapping down on his shoulder blade. The dirty brown wolf hissed in pain until he bit into my hind leg, making me back up. As I was about to snap at the rouge's neck, the pack wolves attacked both of us. My wolf and I wanted to take them down so we could survive, so as the dark grey wolf attacked the rouge, a light grey mixed with brown attacked me. The wolf bit into my shoulder and knocked me down, making me whimper. The wound on my shoulder started gushing more blood than I thought, making my wolf turn me back to human form. The two wolves from the pack turned around, noticing I was a girl. I hissed in pain and tried to stop the bleeding. My eyesight started to get hazy as I heard a deep, possessive growl a few yards away. I closed my eyes and curled into a ball, not caring if dirt got into my blonde hair; I mean, blood was there already.

I suddenly felt tingles erupt through my body, making a small moan escape my ruby lips. Then darkness overwhelmed me.

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My eyes slowly opened, and I saw a bright light and a white ceiling. My eyes slowly adjusted to the room I was being held in; of course, it was a hospital room. I didn't see anyone enter the room, so I slowly sat up and looked at my shoulder to see if the injury had healed perfectly. A taller older man walked in with a white coat and telescope around his neck. His silver hair was tousled back out of his eyes, and grey wrinkles lay underneath them-an older doctor.

"Ms., I am Doctor Pride. Your shoulder injury healed up perfectly. After signing this, you are discharged, but please be safe." He smiled, genuinely interested in my safety.

"Thank you. Can you tell me where exactly I am?" My voice was a perfect melody anyone would love to hear.

"Deadly Shadow Blood pack." As the words came out of his mouth, my eyes widened in fear. I gulped, afraid to speak another word. My wolf became nervous as I started shaking. I looked down, not wanting to be embarrassed.

"The Beta will be here shortly to escort you to the cells." Sorrow was hidden deep in his voice as I quickly went into the bathroom to change into black pants and a white T-shirt. I wondered why he would be sad about me going to the cells. The rouge made me fall into a territory I wasn't supposed to go into, making the pack wolves attack me.

I walked out of the bathroom and was told by Doctor Pride to put on the white socks and sit on the bed to wait for the Beta. Just as I sat down, the Beta walked into the room, and immediately, the doctor and I bowed our heads.

"Thank you, Pride. Alpha will want the details later." The Beta looked at Doctor Pride and then at me with disgust. "You come with me." I stood up cautiously and followed the Beta. His hand gripped tightly on my forearm, forming a bruise. His green eyes looked straight ahead, not once looking at me. His brown hair tousled to the side, not caring to look professional. The black basketball shorts and a red T-shirt looked like he had just come out of training.

After winding hallways and down three flights of stairs, we were in the basement, heading toward a cell with silver bars. Dried blood could be smelled from a mile away. As we walked closer, two tall guards stood on either side of the bars. One is blondie, and the other is blacky. The Beta shoved me into the cell before closing it with a pair of gloves on and locking it. I backed up toward the wall, slid down, and covered my face.

I felt alone, trapped, and confused. I purposely left my old pack to escape for freedom, but now I'm locked away.