A Day at the Zoo

That's all it was meant to be was a day at the zoo. My mother and father took me there when I was just 4 years old.

Then it became my own personal hell.

I looked up from my diary at the small cell around me. I caught my reflection in the filth covered mirror not recognizing the woman I'd become.

Thump. Thump. Thump.

I hear him coming. It’s a new day a new me for them to exploit. "Wake up!" he screams as he throws a piece of paper at me. I catch it and read it. Wolf. That is all it says.

I understand what they mean. They are hunters, the worst kind; they kidnap young shifters and use them for personal gain. Here I am used as an exhibit animal in the zoo. And since I'm a shifter not a werewolf I bring them good money. I can be whatever they want and do tricks for them. There's only one others here like me he's 3 a shifter as well I try to protect him as best I can.

But, I'm getting worried. I'm 18 in 3 days. I'm supposed to find my mate around then and I’ll also start going into heat. I just pray that the hunters don't find out.

I hope I can escape this hell.