The Wolves Book 2: Song of the Wolves

PART 1- Prologue

      

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Prologue

     

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Seven years from the day that Aiden came back to life.

        

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The fog settled upon the ground. The forest was quiet.

         

There were no animals here, in this desolate place, not even a mouse.

     

The village was silent. The lights were dimmed. The port was empty. 

       

There were no boats, no people, no animals.

   

Empty.

      

All except a single little girl who stood at the edge of the village.

        

It was a small place, the village was made up of a few empty marketplace stalls, houses, and stores.

        

But there was something wrong.

       

"The ghosts of past return."

     

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A scream rang out through the night.

    

A mother ran to her child, banging into the wall as she made her way down the hall.

       

A father came to help.

   

A little girl sat up in her bed, crying. Her scream still ringing in her parent's ears.

       

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(Ana's POV)

        

"Mommy!!!" I went to Eri's bed, picking up a tissue as I went.

        

Aiden ran in behind me.

        

"Eri? Ana? What happened?"

      

"Daddy!" Eri said, "I was there again! I saw it!"

          

I shared a glance with my beloved.

       

"Where were you, sweetie?" I asked.

        

"The- the...village...empty...foggy...ghosts!" She said sniffling.

         

I winced. Ghosts and I don't mix very well.

     

"What do you mean, Eri?" Aiden asked.

    

"Everywhere! They started appearing! The floating shadows of people!" Eri said, starting another long stream of tears.

   

"Of people?" I asked, kindly.

       

"Of pwepole and wolfs." She mumbled, her eyes wide with fear, her chin trembling.

     

"Did they say anything to you?" I asked.

     

"The ghosts of past return." She quoted, falling into her father's arms.

       

My eyes widened. Shock overcame me. I was on my knees by Eri's bed, staring at her blanket.

     

"Mommy? Mommy?" I heard, echoing.

     

"Ana? Ana!" Aiden yelled, shaking me.

       

I looked into his eyes. His were as frightened as mine.

       

A shiver went down my spine.

     

If Aiden was scared, then he probably thought the same thing as me.

         

The ghosts of our past have come back.

       

But my question was: Were they here, or in Avalon? Or worse, somewhere we don't know of yet, plotting revenge against us?

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End of Prologue.