The Lunar Saga: Crescent Moon (Book 1)

Chapter 18: The hunt for your scent

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I tracked down her scent while my comrades fell behind. They were exhausted and weak or perhaps… I only wanted to end my mission quickly. I was more worried about other outsiders, tracking my scent, coming across their territory, unknowingly. I made sure I’m just a drifter passing through without being followed. Later on, they will pick up my scent, knowing I’m an alpha or soon to be alpha, actually… My hope is that they wouldn’t stop me. An alpha wondering in the woods… is not a common to hear. My father is still the head chief in our pack. His …gone a little terrifying over the years, ever since she died… he completely lost it. But I’m sure all that will end once I capture her.

My wolf sense something was near, I stopped. Another wolf far from the east corner, he seemed a bit bigger than my comrades, perhaps an alpha as well. It was night, I couldn’t pick out his fur but I moved away from him. Hoping he wouldn’t catch my scent quickly. Suddenly I stopped, this scent seemed familiar, and I began to sniff around for a while. Can it be? Is it really her, but where? Slightly I spotted a woman opening the curtains of her bedroom, I crept back into the bush, but when my eyes enhance from a close up look, we locked eyes for a quick second, until she disappeared into the shadow of her room again. It’s her….I found you… as I lower my head.

I left my trail to catch up with my comrades.  Thank god she is still alive. I wonder if she’ll remember me. Unmistakable, I made a terrible choice. Why the hell did I ran back to my trail? Quickly as I was going to head back, to where I spotted her, but then, the wolf I saw earlier spotted me from a distance. I couldn’t turn back! Damn it! I overly got excited about finding her, that I never realize to lose my track scent in the first place.

Kris’s POV

Lying down as someone wetted the towel over my head. The room was fading but yet I felt a man was near… He laid me on his lap while he whispered in my ears. I couldn’t quite figure out the words. But he stood there by my side, throughout the whole night. “This is natural” the man said.
“I’m going to take care of you from now on. Do you remember anything” he said..I shook my head, I was unable to move. Why couldn’t I move my hands? Why couldn’t I get up? I tired..what did he do? What is this? My heart started racing out of fear.

“MOM!!” I sat up quickly on of my bed. I rested my forehead in my palm as I sign in frustration. Another bad dream I told myself…feeling the cold wet tears run down my cheek, I quickly wiped them away, was I crying? I told myself. I rubbed my face in frustration.

“Hey the foods ready!” as Seth quickly ran upstairs to tell me

He saw my tears, completely looking shocked. “W-what happened? Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?” he looked around for any wounds.

I shook my head, just another bad dream.

“hmmm..okay.. well come down stairs Jacob wants a meeting.”

I nodded in return. “Let me change first”. He nods back as he shut the door on his way out.

I looked at the full mirror behind Leah’s door. I looked at myself head to toe.
“Get a hold on yourself, Kris? How was I able to forget about them? I’m such a horrible person.” I began to cry.
The memories of my mother dying faded, my sisters and brothers, unknowing if there still alive or not. If they are…I hope they would still away from their horrible monster sister.
I sat down, bringing my knees close to my chest as I lower my head crying in a corner.

“Are you ready?” Seth knocks on the door. He knocks again and hears me crying. He called Leah for help.

Leah came rushing through the room. I hugged her so tight I didn’t want to let go. For so long I was alone…for so long…I haven’t been loved…for so long I haven’t had a family

She looked shocked from my reactions.

“I know what to do now..” I whisper to Leah’s ear

“and what’s that.” She said

“Revenge…” I said as she pulled away looking more confuse and shocked

We looked eye to eye, she can tell I was being serious.

“Revenge on what? Who?”

“My family…” I finally told her the truth alone in her room while the guys waited down stairs.

She sat up, looking away. “Your..family…was murder?”

I nodded silently

“Do you know who?....or what?” she said quietly

“I can’t remember, it’s vague ….but I keep hearing this man’s voice. Every time I try to remember his face,,I wake up” I stared at the floor

“What does he do to you? “ she tries to control her temper

I bite my bottom lip…”he actually helped me, I think he helped me with the transformation but after that..i can’t remember what had happened to him. It’s like he knew what I was.”

We both stayed silent in our rooms. I knew that if I told Leah she had no choice to tell Jacob and the others.