Life Isn't Fair (Not Your Typical Werewolf Story)

Sacrifice

<Klio POV>

My anxiety grew as the minutes tick by.

I don't know what is happening inside and that is making my mind conjure all sorts of horrifying scenarios .I couldn't hear anything as my senses aren't fully developed. They will slowly heighten and sharpen as I grow older. Majority of us reach our full potential at the age of 16. Some may be faster, some slower.

But i need it now ! I need to be able to hear what's going on inside so that I have an idea what dad is up to or whether mum is safe in there with the others.

For heaven's sake, I can't stand not knowing!

Using the tree for support, I pulled myself up . I tentatively walked towards the hideout . My palms are sweating , I could hear my heart pounding so loudly .

"Please be okay , please be okay ." I chanted softly.

I stopped a few feet away from the entrance of the hideout.
"What if.. what if they are not ..."— shaking myself out of these thoughts.

Dad must be giving directions to the remaining of our pack members on what to do next. We are to head to Wolfbane Pack to find sanctuary. Wolfbane pack is led by Alpha Rylan Gibson, cousin to our Alpha, Alpha Peter Gibson.

How do I know this? Ever since I was 6, I would sneak into pack meetings, eager to see what dad does . It was so interesting seeing how dad assigned roles and tasks to ensure our pack ran smoothly . I was able to learn the offensive and defensive strategies discussed to keep our pack strong and safe .

I picked up my pace and took bigger steps toward the entrance. I went down the stairs slowly not wanting dad to find out that I did not listen to him .

Halfway down the stairs , instead of feeling relief hearing dad's voice, dread washed over me . I could hear him begging .

"Let her go please ! What do you want?" desperation laced in his voice. I sped down to the bottom of the stairs and flung the door open with a loud bang. All eyes were on me except for my dad. He was kneeling on the floor , a few steps away from the door , focused on something on the opposite side of the room . My eyes widened as I looked towards what had his attention and saw my mum held at knifepoint .

"Mami...." I cried out taking a step forward .

"Uh uh uh " a voice teased. " I wouldn't get closer, kitten." Halting , I looked to the source of the voice. There towards my left stood a man grinning maliciously at me. He looked like someone I know but I couldn't pinpoint who.

"This is my lucky day. I thought I would have to hunt you and your dad down but here you are!" exclaimed the man .Paying no attention to what he said, I looked around trying to figure a way to escape. The hideout was built in a shape of a circle with 3 tunnels at the opposite side of the front door. The tunnel runs about 1Km long , leading us to the edge of our pack territory . However, that was blocked by our enemies. They stood in a semi- circle formation, surrounding us with our pack in the middle. The only way out is back the way I came. There's no way I can get to anyone out without bloodshed. They are toying with us.They could have blocked the front entrance but they left it wide open. He said it, he was going to hunt us down. What should i do...? My thoughts were interrupted by the man who spoke previously.

" Is this how you protect your people? " he sneered at my dad, "look at you, on your knees begging. Your mate, your pack , your daughter ." At the mention of "your daughter" , my dad snapped his head towards me , eyes widened realising that I'm here.

"I'm sorry Papa , i didn't"—

Giving me a weak smile he turned his head back towards my mum. I looked at my mum again and I could tell that my mum was mindlinking dad as her pupils turned white .
The man pressed the knife harder against my mum's throat , drawing blood.

" Mindlink again and i will"— before he could finish his threats, my mum interrupted.

Looking straight at me, she said "I love you baby." As the words left my mum's lips, everything went slow motion.

My dad sprang to his feet and turned towards me, a single tear rolling down his cheeks. Hoisting me up to his shoulder , he ran for the stairs. The man who was holding my mum hostage got distracted by my dad's action .In a split second ,using the distraction to her advantage, my mum shot her left hand up and grabbed the knife handle. With her right hand, she pushed hard against his elbow , disarming him. Switching the knife from her left hand to her right ,she threw it hard towards the man who was closest to catching us . My dad flung the door wide open and as he took the first step up the stairs, a loud slash reverberated through the room followed by a thud. Screams of horror erupted. He sprinted up as more slashes were heard. He set me down once we were at the top of the stairs and shifted . Instinctively I hopped on and he ran into the forest.

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Wooo  49 reads !! Thank you all <3

It took me awhile to write this chapter . i have the whole scene in my head but  it was hard for me to put them into words.

I hope you liked this chapter !

Cya soon
K.