The Wolf In Me

Jake's POV

"Stretch,stretch,stretch. Great, now another side," I said as I was warming up the pack of wolves to get ready for the run.

"Great. Now I want everyone in line. Get ready to run in ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, run!"

I clicked the button on the time watch and waited for the pack to come back within an hour. Luka has just come down to have a word with me about this afternoon plan.

"Do you feel that the pack is ready?" He asked scratching his thick beard.

"I believe so. Look at them. They are training seriously. They don't stop or complain one bit. They have become stronger and sharper. Look at Malakai's team over there. So in line and precise. Right?"

He watched them for a while just admiring them.

"I don't want to lose even one of them tonight. Let's hope they are sharp enough. The vampire's children are hidden below ground. It will take time to get to them. I want thirty of the packs to guard this area here, ten of the packs to guard point one of the forest, another ten packs to guard point two, and the last few of the packs to guard point number three. I will be going with dad this morning to find their hiding spot," he explained.

"Sounds like a plan," I answered. "But, don't you think I should come too? You might need backup," I suggested.

"No need. The less we are the better. I don't want them to sense our presence. They smell blood from fifty miles away."

I nodded and looked at the timer.

"Here they come," I told him smiling. Sure enough the first few started to show up.

"I'll let you to it then," he said as he turned to walk back inside.

"Well done everyone!" I said clapping my hands whilst watching everyone trying to catch their breaths back.

The guards closed the gate as soon as the last of the pack entered.

"Let's start the cooling down, then we get ready for breakfast," I said thinking of how hungry I was getting.

Luka's POV

get our hearts pumped up as the vampires will smell our blood more easily. We sniffed each place trying to find any hint

feeling a little uncomfortable, wanting

Don't talk," he reminded

is as good as us wolves and we didn't t want them to hear us. We continued our search for hours until my stomach started to growl. Suddenly I heard the faint sounds of the vampires' moans

He pointed at the direction from where the sound was coming and we started to walk slowly until we could smell their scent. The further we walked the stronger their scent got which meant that there was more than just a few of them in one spot. This could be their hiding place but until we were sure, we didn't leave. One day walker vamp that was outside, on his way back from his shift

I told dad

was chasing us with his vampire speed and managed to get on my back, clinging to my wolf's fur. Simba tried to bring him down with a high jump but it was to no avail. Dad's wolf

shocked by the scene in front of me as I never saw one getting exposed

dad said shaking

as we possibly could, hearing more screeching from the other vamps that

We found their hiding spot," I told Mei and Jake trying to catch my breath back. "They are on the far side

and turned to face dad that was also

were chased," Mei

He bit its ring off and the sunburnt him alive. Do you still have it

dad stretched his hand out between us four and opened the

the few that brave the wilderness and the dangers that it brings. We must be careful of their elders as they tend to become more bestial physically and mentally, making them more aggressive and dangerous," dad

gathered all their clans by now, waiting for us to go to them. We should stick to

eyebrows and handed me the

a carving at the top. "This is the sign

on it to get

"Wolf?" I asked surprised.

is their symbol," dad answered

How?" I

stretched her nack to get a better view of the ring and Jake was silently

us. Most of the time, they are the ones that carry the

trying to see

the plan then," I said after a

the ring back to dad nodding my

every pack for me outside. I need to give them their positions and directions.

the stage that was built the previous day for me by a few wolves from my pack. Everyone was

not want to give them the chance to expand throughout the whole

Everyone cheered in response.