Fallen Wolf

Prologue

PROLOGUE

1963

Zach was returning from his uncle’s territory back to his when he noticed the smoke wafting up from the trees. He gasped out loud wondering what was happening. He dropped his bags and ran towards the pack house.

As he reached the clearing of the trees he stopped dead. The sky was blazing red and his pack member were running around screaming and wolfs were fighting with hunters. The hunters had set fire to their pack!

With his heart in his throat he looked around trying to find his father and mother in the fire. Just as he ran forward a hunter attacked him from the side toppling him over.

Zach immediately turned into his wolf and attacked ripping the hunter’s head. His first kill, Zach stood there taking in what he had just done. He slowly backed away from the hunter’s body and turned and ran in search of his father, the alpha. He spotted his father trying to fight off six hunters.

He growled in rage and pounced on the hunter attacking his father and slashed his paws across the hunter’s chest. He was trying to fend off the other hunters when he heard a howl of pain.

He threw the hunter off him and turned and saw his father lying on the ground. His wolf form changing back to his human form. He walked forward and slowly nudged his father’s head with his nose whining. His father slowly put his hand up and ruffled his fur. Zach changed into his human form, a 12 year old boy and kneeled down next to his father.

“Please don’t die father” Zach pleaded.

“It is my time son.” His father said gasping for breath. Zach had tears running down his little face. He took hold of his father’s hand tightly in his.

“No father, please don’t leave me alone, think about mother!” Zach said crying hard.

“Do…do not speak about that bitch. She betrayed us. She is the reason I am dying.” His father said anger blazing in his eyes.

“Father I don’t understand.” said Zach.

His father shook his head and said. ”son, this is important. You are alpha now, I know you are very young. But you must protect this pack and avenge me.”

“Yes father, I will do everything you say. I’ll be an alpha as good as you! Just don’t leave me.” Zach said clutching his father’s hand tightly.

“No son, stop crying. Never show your weakness and never trust a woman. Both will be your greatest downfall.” He said his voice becoming softer.

“You have to be brave son. I won’t be there to guide you, I wish I was. But I love you son. You have made me proud.” And his father slowly closed his eyes and died in his arms.

Zach shook his father trying to get him to open his eyes, but in vain.

“No!” he screamed.”NO!”

“I will avenge you father! I will!” Zach slowly got to his feet. There was no stopping him then. He turned into his wolf and pounced. He slayed, he slashed and killed any hunter in his sight. They stood no chance against the fury raging in him. He was like the devil himself.

Everything slowly got quiet. There was no sound. Every last hunter was dead. Zach changed into his human form and slowly lowered himself to the ground covered with blood from head to toe.

The pack members who survived crowded around not knowing whether to fear him or show gratitude. But slowly his father’s beta moved forward and knelt before him and bowed down his head. Soon the rest of the pack members followed the beta’s lead and knelt down bowing their heads. Zach slowly lifted his head and looked up. He knew what he had to do.

He stood up and spoke out in a hard powerful voice which no 12 year old could have mastered.

“I Zachary Jones accept my position as the  Alpha of the Dark Eagle Pack.”