mind Striker I don’t want you to hurt her.’ JD said confessing looking over at Dusty.

‘You dare to give me orders?’ Striker said casually, ‘Don’t get involved with that disgusting dog hybrid remember what you are, you’re a wolf and once I have Cyprus daughter and kill her I will officially be next in line and those rebels in your pack will have no choice but to follow me their hope that Cyprus's children will return to lead them will be dashed.’ Striker paced a little for a moment before looking over at Dusty, ‘Our plan worked perfectly at my den she thinks you saved her and she trusts you, your entire rebel pack do...don’t let me down now JD because now that we're sure she's who we need there's no need to keep her alive any more…’ Striker whispered in JD’s ear before slowly walking back towards the forest leaving JD with a disgusted look on his face.

‘Yes alpha.’ JD sighed as he watched Dusty slowly walk away form her owner and back over to him. ‘You were so brave Dusty!’ JD said smiling as Dusty blushed under her coat.

‘From what I can gather those people who had captured my owners were blackmailing him or something and when he wouldn’t give them those bright coins they took him…but he’s fine now.’ Dusty said relieved.

‘Will you return once you help my pack?’ JD asked.

‘I’m not sure yet JD my owner will always be here but after the events of the last few days I can’t help but feel there’s more about me that I need to find out…’ She laughed and looked away, ‘...silly I know but as I promised I’ll come help your pack.’ Dusty nodded as she quickly began to walk back towards the forest with JD following quickly behind her.

As the two walked deeper into the forest and away from the town Dusty could see the sun beginning to rise and sunbeams shooting across the sky like shooting stars. She smiled as she looked up she hadn’t seen a sunset like this ever in her life. The fear of being wild and of wolves was beginning to fade it was all because of JD and how he respected and looked after her, he made her feel safe in this distant world.

As she walked she couldn’t help but remember how everyone had always said she had a little attitude even JD said it but without it she would have never been able to be the only female ever to be on a mail team…


‘Dusty! Get up quick and come outside!’ A one year old Kodi yelled jumping up and down to look through a window at Dusty who was lying down on the ground. She looked up at him with a puzzled look before quickly coming outside.

‘Kodi what is it?’ She laughed.

‘I’ve been chosen for the Mail-Dog team and I’m going to be just like my father!’ He said holding his head high.

‘Congratulations.’ Dusty smiled up at her friend as she looked at the shiny silver ring on his collar. Dusty’s smiled faded for a moment she wanted to be part of her friend’s team and ever since she was a pup she had hoped to be a sled-dog. ‘Are their any positions left?’ She asked looking up at Kodi who nodded.

‘Yeah come on! How good would it be if we all got in!’ Kodi jumped down the stairs and Dusty quickly followed him. They reached a house where a man looked down at Dusty and Kodi who was smiling up at him.

‘I’m sorry all positions are filled unless you can beat my last member.’ The man said looking down at Dusty who quickly looked around. Looking past the man a husky looked at Dusty and she walked forward towards them.

‘I’ll race you and who ever wins gets the position on this team.’ Dusty smiled as she challenged the Husky who started laughing out aloud.

‘You a girl? Beat Me?’ The husky laughed but Dusty ignored him and growled.

‘Your on then?’ She asked as the husky nodded.

‘Let’s do it.’ Both dogs looked at each other. ‘Where to girly?’ The husky said laughing.

‘To Balto’s boat and back again?’ Dusty asked as the Husky nodded.

‘Ok then ready…set, go!’ The Husky burst off and Dusty sprinted after him nothing was going to stop her from winning, she wanted this more then anything, she couldn’t lose…

Dusty suddenly laughed out loud making JD look at her, ‘Sorry just remembering how once I beat someone in a race.’ She said smiling to herself as she kept walking.

Smirking to himself JD looked at Dusty, ‘I bet you couldn’t beat me.’ Dusty looked up at him and smiled as she suddenly began running along the snow, JD looked shocked for a moment before quickly running after her. They ran right across the small river and in to the Southern Packs Lands to the area where all the wolves had gathered. Both of them stopped as Dusty turned to JD, ‘I won!’

‘No I did!’ JD said smirking as Breeze suddenly walked up to them.

‘JD I’m not even going to ask where you’ve been…’ she raised any eyebrow ignoring Dusty completely ‘…but thankfully your back because we have urgent news!’ Breeze said smiling up at him.

JD and Dusty looked at each other before he stepped forward looking past Breeze, ‘What is it?’

‘We’ve found the real child of Cyprus!’ Breeze said loudly as she stepped aside when Dusty quickly walked forward. Standing in front of her a wolf looked back at her making her mouth drop open and her heart beat stopped for a moment.

‘I…don’t understand…’ She whispered to herself.

PART 4 COMING SOON