Chapter 1 - A Big Big Puppy

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"Mom! I am going out to swing!" I yell and run out off the back porch and towards the swing set. 

        I get on the swing and push off, my legs go back and forth, over and over again. I feel the air in my hair, against my face, and all around me. Once I get higher I start to feel like I am flying, I go up, up, and drop down, down. I look out into the forest and see a bush move, probably just a rabbit. 

        I continue swinging until I am high enough, now I am swinging and letting my legs go back and forth. The bushes move even more and a giant auburn brown dog thing comes out. I slow down and jump off the swing.

"Come her you big big puppy, come here." I call, but it doesn't move.

"I'm not going to hurt you." I say as I slowly walk towards the big puppy.

        I get close enough to see the flecks of gold in it's hazel eyes, that's a pretty color. I reach out to touch it's fur but I look back to see if it has moved, I continue to reach out. I finally run my hands through it's soft fur, the big dog comes closer and the weight makes me fall over. I hear a snapping sound and everything goes blurry, the pain in my arm grows.

"Oww!" I yell bloody murder, the wolf jumps off of me and runs, but it looks back once before running back into the forest.

"Mommy!" I yell

"Baby! Are you okay?!" I shake my head and start to cry.

"Let's get you inside." She picks me up and rushes me into the house.

        Mom puts me on the couch with an icepack on my arm, where is it throbbing. She gets on the phone and starts talking really fast in a hushed tone, I just sit there with big tears falling down my face. Why did you big big puppy hurt me? I wasn't mean.

"Okay, I have a doctor on the way." She sits next to me on the floor and brushes the tears away.

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6 years later... - Rowen is now 16 years old.

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        I finish eating my breakfast and slip on my Nikes, I leave a note on the fridge and walk out the door. I put in my earbuds and start jogging down the driveway, I jog into the forest on a trail I found a couple years ago. I have been running this same trial since I was 14 and started running.

"Hey!"

        I hear a distant shout from my right side, I keep running just thinking it's in my head. No one comes out here, we are miles away from any town and we are secluded.

"Hey! Hello?" This time I slow down and take out my earbuds, I look over my shoulder and see some guy running up to me.

"Yes?" I ask

"Why are you out in the woods? It's the full moon tonight?!"

"I'm going on my run, I do it every morning." I say with a shrug, I go to turn around but he grabs my arm to stop me.

"You should go back home and stay inside where it is safe."

"Who are you anyways?" I ask

"You don't know me?" He asks

"No? I am homeschooled and mother doesn't let me leave the house, some accident I had like six years ago scared her."

"What happened?" He asks

"Why so curious?"

"I don't know, I have time to spare."

"Okay, I was ten, and I decided to go outside and swing. I was swinging when a dog of some sort came out of the bushes, so me being me, I walked towards it, and well one thing led to another. The dog ended up falling on me and breaking my arm, I have had this scare ever since." I say and pull up the back of my shirt to show him what it looks like. 

"Someone else in my pack has that mark

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"Someone else in my pack has that mark." He states

"Pack?" I question

"Never mind, just please go back inside, stay in there all night and some of tomorrow." He begins to walk away, he gets about ten yards away and I start to follow him.

        As I am following him we soon walk into a clearing, it honestly looks like a tiny town. He walks into a building but I soon stop because I here something behind me.

"Who is she?" Someone asks

"Who are you?" I turn around to see two snarky girls standing there.

"We are Ashley and Summer, twins, now who are you?"

"My name is Rowen Slade, sorry to invade. I was just on my run when I found this small area, but I should be going, so excuse me." I begin to leave but they have the nerve to stop me, what is up with these people.

"I'm sorry but you'll have to come with us." Ashley says?

"No, I have to be home. My mother will be worried sick if I don't return home, so please I must be leaving." I reply

"She said you will be coming with us." Summer I am guessing, says sternly.

"No, I'm not." I pull back and start running, I get back on my trail. Not even checking if they are close behind, I just keep running. 

        I get to my halfway point on my trail, that was fast and I'm not even tired. I sit down on my rock, I look around the forest and see it's almost noon. I start back on my run and I wasn't paying attention because I ran straight into someone, they catch me effortlessly.

"I am so sorry." I say, I take a good look at this guy, tall, well built, and strong facial features. I feel something start to burn on my lower back, I pull up my shirt and twist so I can see the mark. It grew...


                                                                Twins Ashley and Summer Olsen

                                                                Twins Ashley and Summer Olsen

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                                                                                         Ashton Tyler

                                                                                         Ashton Tyler

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