Chapter 1 Future Alpha  

Conan’s blue eyes flashed with excitement as he ran across the snow which covered a huge glacier inside his packs land. Every step left deep paw prints in the snow which disappeared behind him as he ran with the wind in his face feeling almost as though he was flying.

The ocean nearby was rough because of the oncoming storm and Conan could hear the waves battering the glacier and large chunks of ice falling into the water which echoed like thunder. The huge glacier was so wide that you could barely see the other side. It was barely visible but in the distance huge pines trees rose into the sky.

Skidding in the snow that was as soft as silk he made a quick turn and started running back towards the pine trees and away from the glaciers edge. As he ran lighting flashed behind him but it didn’t even stir him as he kept running his powerful muscles pushing him forward like the wind pushing against him didn’t exist.

Conan had a pitch black nose and a pelt that was a mix of grays and black. From under his muzzle and the underside of him to the tip of his tail he was a dark grey which slowly melded to a light gray which covered the rest of his body. He had a black patch around both eyes and a black mark at the back of his neck. He had powerful legs and powerful teeth just like a wolf, he hunted like a wolf, lived like one and was ranked accordingly.

His mother Aleu was the Alpha Female of his pack and was growing quite old which meant she would soon give the pack over to Conan.

The pack had grown to at least 20 wolves of varying ages. His mother never spoke of the land before the pack arrived here and she vaguely mentioned his grandfather but never who he really was or his heritage all Conan was told was he was full blood wolf.

The storm behind him had caught up quicker then he expected and before he knew it he was soaked through as the ran drenched his pelt making some hair fall into his eyes.

As he reached the giant pine trees covered in snow he slowed down as he trotted over to what appeared to be a small den beneath one of the trees.

He slowly walked in and shook all the water off his fur as he smiled and looked at his mother and father who were at the end looking up at him. ‘Where were you Conan?’ Aleu asked frowning slightly looking up at Conan who had sat down looking at them.

‘I was out running again.’ Conan said simply as he looked at the den entrance where he could see the rain. Meanwhile Aleu looked at Ty who was her loving mate.

‘Son wouldn’t you rather be out with the pack I believe there a few who would like to met you.’ Ty said smiling as he walked over and sat beside Conan who turned to look at his fathers green eyes, he was an almost black wolf, with grey patches around his eyes and a dark grey patch that went down from the middle of his ears to half way down his back.

‘Father I’m fine I love running, in the snow in the water against the wind…it doesn’t matter.’ Conan said simply looking away from his father who just sighed. Ever since Conan was only a pup all he had done was run no matter where he was. He had a passion for running and a curiosity that his mother said would kill him one day.

‘You need to spend time with the pack.’ Aleu said in a low tone looking at her son who looked back at her frowning.

‘You will be the Alpha Male soon and you must learn about your surroundings and your pack.’

‘I know mother…’ Conan said in an almost growl as his father stood up beside him almost sensing the tension between them.

‘I’ll be back later.’ Conan said looking at his father before quickly leaving the den leaving Ty and Alue looking at each other.

‘I don’t like him doing this.’ Aleu admitted and sighed as she walked over at sat beside Ty who smiled down at her.

‘He’ll stop once the alpha male position hits him hard.’ Ty said looking out the den at the rain. Aleu just sighed as she looked away knowing that even though her son was more wolf then her he had a passion for running just like a sled dog. She had only lived in the human world a year or more but she knew a born sled dog or sled wolf when she saw one.

Aleu smiled it was the same passion that was in Conan that Jenna had told her Balto once had. But now her son who’d never seen or heard of a sled dog team was acting just like one of them and it scared her. Aleu wanted to protect her son and so had never told him of his real heritage, about people or sledding because she wanted him to be all wolf. ‘I hope so Ty…’ Aleu said as she nuzzled Ty but still looked unsure.

Meanwhile Conan had stopped walking and was standing on a small rock that looked over some of the land that his pack owned. In the distance he could see the ocean which he knew was so large that he could never see the other side.

He didn’t understand what he was doing, he loved running but he knew it wasn’t normal for a wolf to act like that but then what was this feeling he had inside that told him to run?

Conan growled to himself as he looked out to the distance, he was all wolf and always would be. Frowning he stormed away the rain slowly starting to stop as he broke into a run going deeper into his future territory to hunt.

Chapter 2 The Unknown 

The rain slowly started to subside and Conan sighed in relief as he shook his fur trying to get the water out of his eyes and ears. He was quite far from the alpha den but it didn’t bother him because was normally on his own ever since his friends never quite accepted him because of his running passion.

When he was only a pup his friends used to play with him because they enjoyed his company but when he started to beat them at races and at play fights they slinked away and excluded him from games up until now. Since they found out he’d be future alpha male of the pack they all suddenly started crawling back to him but he just sneered at these attempts to get close to him.

Conan could almost call himself cold and dark because of the wolves who kept ignoring him and not appreciating his passions until they found he was in power.

His large paws splashed the large puddles on the snow as he walked through the forest which was absolutely silent because all the animals were away hiding from the storm which was slowly subsiding. The tension his father felt between him and Aleu had always been there ever since he was a pup. Conan wasn’t quite sure why but they had never seen eye to eye and still didn’t. His mother never told him about his heritage, his past family or even where she had come from. Most of all he resented her for not supporting his running passion. She was always telling him he needed to be more reasonable if he was someday to be the leader of the pack, he knew that there was some truth in it but that still didn’t change anything.

Stopping where he was Conan hung his head low looking at the white snow on the ground as he sighed. He wasn’t ready to be the alpha he wasn’t ready to do this, something inside him was telling him something else and he didn’t understand what it meant. The only person who knew about what he felt was Aleu who he knew would never tell him.

Hearing a sound behind him Conan quickly jumped around and barred his teeth as he looked into the thick forest of trees searching for any sign of life. He smelt the air which was better then his eye sight as he looked at the shadows to see if any of them moved.

‘Come out right now.’ Conan growled as he slowly started to walk forward towards the area where he heard the sound. He was powerful like a wolf and was much faster then any other wolf in his entire pack which gave him a distinctive advantage.

Suddenly from the shadows a wolf much the same size as Conan appeared staring at Conan with their brown eyes. Conan didn’t recognize him from the pack so he knew he must be an intruder and intruders in the wild were dealt harshly with. Stepping forward growling Conan was about to attack when the wolf in front of him stepped back in a submissive stance making Conan stop looking surprised. ‘What are you doing in our land? Conan said edging further as the wind picked up creating a mist from the fallen snow