“Would you also like to know something about our beloved Kodi?” Dusty smirked, and turned around to get a good look at her new enemy. Kodi sat down, waiting for her response. Dusty waited until the room was at a hush, “The night Jenna had planned to run away, Kodi faced her for possibly the last time,” Kodi’s face transfigured into fear, “He tried to kill his own mother…” the crowd gasped and looked at Kodi with unbelief.

 

 

 

 

“Liar.” Kodi breathed and the boiler room was suddenly divided by opinion, snarls and a few swings were surveyed by Dusty. She turned her head for a second to see Kodi spring on top of her, he growled deeply opening his jaws to give her a lethal bite. Suddenly the whole boiler room erupted with howls and barks. Dusty kicked off her opponent and stood up ready for a fight that could cost her, her life. He fell back on his haunches, preparing to spring again but a large dog stepped in and Kodi bounced off him.

 

 

 

 

                “Thanks Ralph.” Dusty smiled, licking his cheek and Ralph chuckled. Their moment didn’t last long, Kodi was suddenly on top of Ralph biting into his large neck, but Ralph didn’t seem uncomfortable just aggravated. He spun around and ripped Kodi off of him, with such force that Kodi hit the wall hard to enough to be knocked unconscious. Dusty looked at Ralph and sighed; she had lost one of her best friends tonight.

                “What’s going on in here?” A human burst in, and silence followed his question. He held a gun in one hand and another human stood behind him.

 

 

 

 

                “What is it Ernie?” The man asked, trying to get a good look inside the boiler room.

 

 

 

 

                “Eh…nothing just the dogs having a bit of a fight.” Ernie shook his head and the smaller human backed up allowing Ernie to exit the room. The dogs slowly began to file out behind the humans with their ears and tails down. There was no going back now Nome had been changed forever.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                “Get up, you filth.” A sharp bite was felt on Jenna’s left ear and she whimpered.

 

 

 

 

                “Don’t touch me!” She growled and her eyes flickered open, she saw Luke towering over her and two other males who had grim looks on their faces.            

 

 

 

 

                “Your time is up here.” Luke growled, “I want you gone by sunset.” The year had passed by so quickly that Jenna hadn’t noticed her pups were fully-grown and ready to move on. Raven, being the eldest, was the largest and toughest out of the three. Riley with her sleek appearance had the greatest speed and Disk the runt had a loud, outgoing personality. Jenna looked at the three of them; they stood at the back of the den glaring at the wolves that were standing over their mother. Jenna had no doubt that a human would adopt Disk once they return home. The other two looked more like their father; they had the muscular build of a wolf and had developed wolf-like qualities.

 

 

 

 

                “Yes sir.” Jenna muttered, and Luke along with his accomplices exited the den.

 

 

 

 

                “Mom what is he talking about?” Disk asked he was the first to step out of the shadows and into the light that peeked in through the opening of the small den.

 

 

 

 

                “I-I think you are all old enough to hear a story about your mother.” Jenna sighed, sitting up facing her young ones. “I haven’t told anyone my whole story, it’s not very happy,” she said glancing at her son who had lost interest immediately and his smile faded to a blank expression, Jenna sighed, “I had a mate named Balto and he loved me with all his heart…”

 

 

 

 

                Mishka sat near her own den, her ears pricked up listening for any sound of danger. Her den was on the outskirts of the territory; her job was to warn the pack of any oncoming threat. She sighed and glanced over at Jenna’s den, she recalled the first day she met the outcast. Mishka’s heart broke for Jenna; she had no idea what she was getting herself into.  Mishka knew all to well about Luke’s horrid behavior towards female dogs, she had been his first mate when he was a decent pack leader but after Luke’s mother passed on he started acting strange. He began cheating on Mishka and trying to fill the void in his cold heart where his mother’s love used to be.

 

 

 

 

                Mishka turned her attention back to the dense woods she heard paw steps in the distance and she squinted to get a good look at who or what it was. It was only a small group of wolves returning from a successful hunt, they had caught a rabbit and three ground squirrels. Mishka smiled at them and they nodded, a small wolf pup followed behind them proudly trotting with a rabbit in his mouth. “Nice catch there, young one.”

 

 

 

 

                The pup seemed taken aback by her kind comment, “Thank you Mishka.” He smiled and raced ahead to catch up with the older wolves. The little wolf reminded Mishka of her pups, she only gave birth to two pups and Luke ended up killing them immediately after birth. Mishka breathed in deeply and closed her eyes allowing a few tears to escape and drip down her cheeks.

 

 

 

 

                “RILEY STOP!” Mishka looked up to see a gray blur running from Jenna’s cave. Jenna took her time walking outside of her den, a black wolf/dog was suddenly next to Jenna and then that creature sat down next to Jenna. “I wonder what’s going on.” Mishka said out loud. She stretched her legs out so that she could lie down flat on the ground.

 

 

 

 

                Riley breathed in deeply as the tears rolled down her furry cheeks. She had had enough of her mother’s story; she didn’t want to believe that her only role model committed adultery. Riley felt that she was the product of a horrid crime. “Riley, please come back.” Her mother’s voice grew fainter and Riley slowed her pace but she had no intention of turning around. Her heart was set on leaving her mother behind, but she still loved her brother and sister. She stopped in front of a large oak tree gazed up at it.

 

 

 

 

                “Whoa.” She said in amazement.

 

 

 

 

                “Pretty amazing, these trees.” Someone said from the other side of the tree.

 

 

 

 

                “Yeah they’re huge.” Riley sat down, assuming the voice belonged to a pack member that she couldn’t recognize.

 

 

 

 

                “Are you out hunting?”

 

 

 

 

                “No…I had a fight with my mother and I needed some space.”

 

 

 

 

                “Ah, your one of Jenna’s pups aren’t you?” Suddenly the owner of the mysterious voice stepped out from his hiding spot and gave the young wolf a warm smile. It was the brown dog that Riley had met when she was a pup.

 

 

 

 

                “Yes I am, she was telling us of her past.” Riley

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