Marked

Amaranth

---Kade--

My pack has finally come.

I'm shaking with fear.

As I am glad to be rescued, i am scared.

Scared witless.

Amaranth is just a myth, a story to make pups eat their veggies.

My beta and third in command help me back to the pack house.

The guards have been left at the dark packs mansion.

And we've taken Amaranth to the pack house.

We laid here on my bed.

She is scarlet.

She can't be amaranth.

I remember tales of amaranth.

How blood thirsty and power hungry she was.

It was said that she could strike fear even in the bravest of hearts.

My dad comes to check on me.

He calls the pack doctor noticing that something was wrong.

The pack doctor comes and is quick to check me.

He shakes his head and walks out of the room.

Dad takes me out of the room away from scarlet and into the office.

He takes a seat and I do the same.

I'm still shaking.

"What is wrong son?"

I shake my head.

I can't speak, I can't think.

I look into the pleading eyes of my dad.

I give in, I gain enough strength to say one words.

"Amaranth."

I faint unable to keep it together.

---Fred (Kade's dad)---

It's impossible.

I thought we tamed Amaranth.

She should've never have surfaced.

*flashback*

"I can tell this pregnancy is a bad and a good thing."

I stare at the witch. Esther.

"How is the pregnancy of the dark pack alphas ever a good thing!"

I'm getting angry.

The alphas, Lilith and Julian are known to kill their children after birth.

Esther shakes her brown skinned head.

"The child will be born as a wolf. As the child of the night, she has a power like none other."

I nod for her to continue.

"Child of wolf, child of night. A powerful combination. A deadly combination."

"What do these riddles mean, witch!"

She laughs, knowing I am impatient.

"She is the downfall and uprising of the dark pack."

"Riddle me that, riddle me this. Tell ME what this means."

She continues to laugh.

"The curse of the packs will affect her more than the others."

Finally a proper answer.

"Amaranth will rise again. She is unfading and immortal."

"Who is amaranth?"

The witch looks at me, smiling at my question.

"The most blood thirsty and power hungry alpha, ever to existed."

My eyes widen.

"She is the spirit and guardian of this child."

The witch frowns.

"Blessed by the moon goddess and cursed by amaranth"

Our session has finished.

I must get this child and train her to be caring.

"Beware, whatever I have seen, is not pretty, blood will be spilt, but the curses will be lifted."

I wave goodbye and leave.

*end flashback*

I told him the story about amaranth as a child.

He knows he should be scared.

I know Esther can help us.

I need to go the Esther.

I should've stayed longer.

Kade is scared.

I am scared.

And so should everyone else.

Let us hope she can help us.

Let us pray.

Let us hope we will survive this danger.

For our nightmare has begun again.