Huntress

Chapter One

Chapter One

Six Years Later

        I bolted awake and sat up in my bed. A cold sweat covered my skin and my heart returned to it's normal beat. I let out a long breath and leaned back against my wall.

        “Just a dream.” I whispered to myself.

        It was more like a terribly memory. I couldn't go two months with out having to relive my parents and Erin's death, I don't even know what happened to Seth. I hauled myself out of bed and took a cool shower then headed down stairs. I noticed Case's office light was on so I walked over to the door and tapped on it.

        “Come in.”

        I pushed the door open and walked over to his desk and sat in the chair across from him. He gave me a weak smile then put the papers aside that he was working on.

        “Another nightmare?” he asked.

        I nodded. Case had dark brown hair and golden colored eyes. He was a good foot and a half taller than my height of five feet four inches. To most people he looks like someone who could kill with just an angered look, but once you got to know him he's just a big push over.

        “Well it's Friday so I say just don't bother going to school. Go spend some time with that little mate of yours.” he said with a wink.

        I blushed and growled at him. “Skylar and I are not mates, just really close friends.”

        “You mean not mates yet.”

        I rolled my eyes and sat back in my chair. Yeah he said my mate not my boyfriend. Shifters will choose one person and stay with them for life. All that fairytale stuff about every shifter has a mate out there waiting for them and when they meet the instantly fall in love is a big fat lie.

        Once shifters are married or accept each other as mates it's for life. There have been some cases when a couple will decide to be with each other then one of them gets killed. The other will eventually move on and hopefully find someone else buts it extremely difficult once two shifters have accepted each other as mates.

        “Well I hope you two do get together eventually, I really like him and wouldn't mind him helping you run the pack some day.”

        I smiled then stood up and headed to the door.

        “What time is it?” I asked.

        “Around five thirty.”

        “Alright I'm gonna go ahead and head to Skylar's.” I said then left his office.

        I exited our house and shifted into a falcon and flew up into the sky. Fun fact for ya, the thing about shifters loosing our clothes when we shift is also...yep you guessed it, a myth. Don't even begin to start asking how it's possible 'cause I don't know the answer to it so just accept the fact and go on with your life.

        I flew in a large circle then dove towards Skylar's house and landed on the roof. Austin (Sky's dad) was exiting the house and heading towards his car and I made a light chirping hawk noise. He turned and seen me then gave me a friendly wave and got into his car.

        I fluttered down to the balcony then shifted back to human and leaned over the railing to Skylar's window and slid it open. Once this was done I turned into a small sparrow and flew into his room. I shifted into my wolf and crept quietly over to his bed and mentally smiled knowing he wouldn't like being woken up and hour earlier than he's used to.