Wolves Of Secrets Book 2

Ancient Grudge

Skylor sighed in boredom as she walked alone through the forest from the abandoned caravan she had been calling home. She was heading to school and yesterday one of her teachers had been showing them how to use a compass and how even when they were totally lost they could hold the compass and it points toward the North Pole and find their way home. But she didn't need a compass to find her way home. She could use the nature all around her.

The way the wind blew, where mosses grow, trees with more leaves on one side, south-facing lichens, or even puddles that haven't dried out.

There were a lot of different ways to find her way. Skylor had never been lost in her entire life and never will. She was snapped out of her thoughts, however when she sensed something was wrong. She sniffed at the air, but couldn't pick anything up. She was about to start walking again when all of a sudden breaches started creaking and birds quickly flew away. The red-haired girl cautiously whipped around in fear and she started sniffing again, only to gasp when she picked up a familiar scent.

Something heavy suddenly jumped behind her and she turned around to see her father, Chen, standing there larger than life.

"Skylor." He smiled at the sight of his only child.

"Father!" She cried in joy and pulled him into a bone-crushing hug as he just chuckled at her antics.

"I have missed you so much." He admitted as he pulled out an old sack full of meat from the bushes and handed her daughter a large chunk, which she happily ripped into, due to it being a veggie day at the school cafeteria. "We expected you back by now." He said after a moment.

"The job's been harder than I thought." She admitted between chewing her meat. "Give it time, I'm working on him."

"There is no more time, Skylor."

"What do you mean?"

"The pack, they're getting restless, they're not going to wait." He sighed. "If Morro is going to be forgiven, he needs to return."

"He's made his home here."

"His home's the pack and your job is to bring him back." He reminded her. "No-one should lose their roots, the three of us will return to the wilderness tonight."

"Tonight?!" She cried.

"Morro's time in the human world has finished." He stated and a sharp growl from him stopped Skylor's protests. "You have to make him see this."

"But..." She gulped. "After what happened between you and..."

"Which is why I came alone, as a sign of peace."

"What if he refuses?"

"Make sure he doesn't."

"But-"

"The pack is questioning my authority." He suddenly said and Skylor's eyes widened in horror. "You have until sundown; he has to return now."...

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In the meantime at school Lloyd, his friends, and the rest of their class were at a judo lesson in the gymnasium. It had been a week since the eclipse and things seemed to have changed in the school. Ever since the whole city had heard her sing, Pixel had been getting more attention and even a few singing offers, which she quickly turned down every time. It was a little disorienting for her to go from a genius nobody to a high school celebrity.

She just hoped they would find something else to talk about soon.

The only thing that hadn't changed at school was Harumi, Chad and their respective gangs were still giving her dirty looks and snide comments. Nya and Jay had also noticed Kai and Cole were acting differently around each other as well. They didn't want to be in the same room alone and when they were in the same room they wouldn't stand anywhere near each other. It was so weird to all their friends, especially when they used to be so close until a few months ago.