Chapter 0156


    10 Years Ago


    When we ran three years ago, my father had been right. Our Alpha sent the pack warriors to find us. The first three years had


    been really hard. We had to skirt around other pack territories, we had multiple run ins with rogues and we had to hunt and kill


    our own food or steal what we couldn’t afford.


    Dad would take odd jobs here and there to make money when he could, but we could never stay in one ce for too long before


    he’d get a hint that the pack had found us, and we''d have to take off again.


    When Dad is''nt working, he is training me on how to be a warrior. Since Alessia is a Guardian, he felt that the sooner | learn how


    to fight, the better for me. And he was right. My mother isn’t a warrior, so for a while, it was solely on my father to keep us safe.


    After several months of training, | began to help my father when we’d be attacked by rogues. In thest year, I''ve be a very


    adept killer. | can take on two rogues at a time by myself. Ok, so my dad can take on four at a time, but I’m still only 13. Alessia


    and | will only get stronger.


    Mom has decided that my other studies should not falter just because we don’t have ess to a standard school. So she’s been


    teaching me herself. And | have to admit, | love that the world is, quite literally, my educational oyster. Mom has used our


    landscape to teach me science, chemistry, and even math. Other times, we use our time to gather water or wood for a fire as an


    opportunity to discuss our history, as well as the history of other supernaturals and humans as well.


    Maybe it’s the wolf in me, but I love living in the wild. If it wasn’t for the constant threat of being captured by our pack or


    supernatural hunters, or the risk of me being taken by an alpha who’s pack stumbles across us, it would be amazing.


    All of this changed when Dad got wind that our old pack warriors had found us. again. They’d been pushing us progressively


    south and east. That first night, we had made it into northern Illinois. Since then, we''ve been through Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.


    Most recently, we had crossed the Kentucky border and were living in the Red River Gorge area. We had to be careful as there


    were several packs in this part of the state, but we’d found a ce that wasn’t owned by any local pack.


    When Dad heard that our pack was close, we packed our meager belongings and ran again. Only this time, one of dad’s


    previous warriors and friends caught up to us. Dad mind linked mom and | to hide in a cave and he shifted before going out to


    confront his previous friend.


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    While my mother could not hear, with my Guardian hearing, | listened to their conversation. | had no intention of letting my father


    get killed, so while my mother tried to convince me to move farther into the cave, | refused, ready to help if needed.


    | heard the sound of bones cracking. “Richard You’re a hard man to find.” An unfamiliar voice said.


    | heard more cracking bones, then my father’s voice. “Jude. Fancy seeing you here.”


    “Let''s not y games Richard. We''ve been searching for you and your family for three years. Why did you run? Why did you


    renounce the pack?”


    “My reasons are my own. You need to leave Jude. | have no interest in killing you, but | will if | have to.”


    The man named Jude sighs. “Has it reallye to this? Your family deserves more than this life. Just tell me why. Help me


    understand. Everything was fine and then you just left. Alpha and the rest of the pack want you home.”


    “I''m nevering back. We''re nevering back. That''s all you need to know. Now move on before you make me do


    something | don’t want to do. It doesn’t matter how close we used to be, my familyes first.”Property ? N?velDrama.Org.


    | shifted and Alessia moved quietly through the underbrush so we could see what was happening.