Sasha's POV:

It was around two in the morning, when I was woken up through the mind link by my Father, 'GET UP NOW, WE ARE UNDER ATTACK' my father said loudly. Emelda woke up quickly beside me and we looked at each other with confused, terrified faces. We then scrambled to our feet, and ran all the way downstairs, outside to the front of the pack house. 

It was pure chaos. Pack members were running helter skelter, screaming and shouting. Some were with children in their hands. There were a lot of dead bodies of my pack and theirs... I was beyond shocked, like completely out of words. Like who would do this to us? We were a peaceful pack, we never made any enemies or even tried to start a war. I stood there, I could not process what was going on, everything was happening really fast and swift. The smell of blood was overwhelming, the screams were deafening, I could no longer hear, I was so lost and confused, the only question on my mind was simply 'Why'.

My mother mind linked me, 'Sasha where are you sweetie?', her panicked voice asked. 'Mom, what is going on?' I asked her. 'Sweetheart, now is not the time to be asking questions, where are you?'. I didn't even realize I was crying until I fell to my knees, combing through my hair with my hands and discovered my hands were shaking. 'Sasha now is not the time to sulk and be weak, our people need us'.. my wolf Lina said. 'Tell me what to do,' I asked her. "Give me control," she replied. So I shift into my wolf and let her take control. Lina started fighting, heck I don't even care if I die. I would gladly die with honor knowing I died while defending the people I love and cherish. I turned to see that Mel had also turned into her wolf and was fighting. 

We got near the border where the attack was mostly happening and mind linked my father, 'Daddy where are you?'. No response. I was terrified. Please moon goddess, don't let anything happen to my family. Then I spotted my father and mother fighting alongside the Beta and his family (Mel's mum and brother Kyle). I joined the fight along with Mel, we were completely outnumbered. Like way out numbered. My father then noticed us and mind linked me, 'SASHA, GET OUT OF HERE NOW. RUN'. 'NO, I'M NOT LEAVING YOU GUYS OUT HERE ALONE. I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU SAY DADDY, I'M FIGHTING ALONGSIDE YOU GUYS'. He turned to me in his wolf form and shook his head.

Just after that happened, Emelda's mom was bitten in the throat, with her neck in the other wolf's mouth, she mind linked everyone', I love you Emelda Cassie Jones, and Kyle Adams Jones. I love you so much Alex, don't forget that, I love you all'. And her eyes went black. The wolf had ripped a chunk of her throat out, he then threw her lifeless body to the side like it was nothing. The next thing we heard broke my heart, it was Beta Alex howling in pain, for the loss of his mate, the loss of the love of his life, you could hear multiple howls laced in pain after this, it was our pack howls, the pain of losing someone close to us, someone that is like family.  

The howling stopped, then I turned to Mel in my wolf form rubbing my head against her neck to try and comfort her. At that point, my mother shifted back to her wolf form and ran down to us, 'Sasha darling listen up... you and Emelda need to go..." she was abruptly cut off by someone. 'Tsk Tsk Tsk, now now now, Mrs Vanders, if your pack could just comply with our new contract, this alliance would still be strong and this would never happen'. I turned to see the one person I would never have thought to see...

XAVIER.

Xavier is one of the few packs we have an alliance with. His father was a good friend of my father, they made an alliance to always keep each other's pack safe from external attacks. If one pack needs reinforcement, the other would jump in and help. They were our trusted ally. About two years ago, Xavier's mother died from a rogue attack which led to his father becoming lost (kind of like a lost soul, he is not dead). Once you've lost your mate, it's hard to remain sane, though it is not impossible.

This ended up making Xavier an Alpha at the age of 22. It was always Xavier, Kyle, Emelda and I growing up. Every time Xavier came over to our pack with his father either for business or random visitations, we would always run around together, play video games and even see who was better at what games. Xavier was like the older brother I never had, he was someone I was comfortable with, someone I trusted. We even thought we would be mates at one point but when he turned 16, he knew we weren't mates which was better for me because like I said, I viewed him like an older brother I didn't have.

'Xavier please let the girls go', my mother pleaded with him. I was so confused, why was Xavier attacking and killing my pack, my pack was like his pack. We were neighbors, we were practically family. 'You want to know why I'm attacking your pack Sasha?', Xavier asked, turning to face me, I nodded my head up and down saying yes, seeing as I was still in my wolf form. 'It was time to make a new contract, if we still need to be in Alliance, then your Alpha would need to give you up to me, to be my mate. You have Alpha blood, and I have Alpha blood, so our pups would grow up to be strong werewolves, so you see my dear, none of these would have happened if your father was to put his pack and duty as an Alpha first by giving you up rather than choosing to be a father first, this is all your fault.' I stood still, I was dumbfounded.

I was brought back by my mother's piercing screams 'Sasha Run'. I looked and saw one of Xavier's pack wolf lunges for my mother, grabbing her by the throat and before she could say anything else, snapped it thus killing her. It was easier because mom was in her human form. I heard my Dad howl in pain from the loss of his mate, his wolf going crazy, killing everyone from the other pack around him in a frenzy. I was frozen, My mother... the woman that gave birth to me, the woman that loves me unconditionally, the woman that taught me right from wrong, the woman that couldn't even hurt a fly, the woman with a pure heart. The woman that always had a smile on, one that always put her mate, her daughter and the pack first, before herself. The woman I truly love with all my heart...is gone. Gone in a blink of an eye and I couldn't even get to say goodbye. I was lost in my own little world. The screaming stopped, the vile smell of metallic blood also gone. Everything was gone, I couldn't wrap my head around what was happening. I was in serious shock. 

I was brought back to reality by my father, he was in human form. He probably changed back when he noticed I was having a mental breakdown. 'Sasha, Emelda, leave, run until you can't run anymore. You guys need to leave now. I love you and your mother loves you too. We are definitely proud of the woman you are becoming. He said in his Alpha voice before morphing into his huge wolf. 'No daddy, you can not do this to me, you are all I have left. Daddy please.' but my legs were already moving on their own accord. 

A couple of Xavier's pack wolves lunged at us, but my father, Beta Alex and Kyle killed them before they got to us. We were running straight towards the border and just before we crossed it, I heard Xavier scream, 'Sasha wherever you go, I will find you. I promise you that. And I will kill everyone that is helping you. MARK MY WORDS'. I took one last look at my home, a place I've called home for the whole 18 years of my life, the place that I grew up in, my pack, it is all gone. Houses were being burnt, dead wolves and children that didn't even grow up to experience having their own wolf. 

It was all my fault. Xavier's words were embedded in my head,' It's your fault...' 

It is my fault.

Sasha's POV:

We were running for hours. We were so hot as we were currently in the middle of summer. We stopped and stole some clothes, we didn't have anything. I mean we were attacked while we were sleeping, the last thing on my mind definitely wasn't to bring any spare clothes along just in case. Both Mel and I had lost our bonds with our fathers, meaning they didn't make it. We finally got to a clearing in the woods, and sat down, holding each other as we cried for hours while comforting ourselves. 'Sasha', Mel called, 'yeah' I responded, 'What are we going to do now?, she asked. 'I don't know Mel, everything is just so messed up', I said. 'But one thing I'm so certain about is that I am going to kill Xavier Emile Conoway'. 

'I will avenge every single person that died. He took everything away from me Mel, he killed everyone I loved. How could someone we trusted do this to us?' I was curled up with my knees to my chest crying out loud. 'I killed everyone Mel, it is my fault. If dad had just agreed to this stupid contract, none of this would have happened, everyone would still be alive.' I spat. 'Sasha, don't say that. It is not your fault. We didn't know why our dads were working so late, we had no idea about this new contract. We didn't know that Xavier was so evil and capable of being a monster, that he wouldn't even consider honoring the moon goddess and respecting the mate bonds.' Emelda said while she was trying to comfort me. She was right though. I doubt my father would have ever thought that Xavier was capable of doing what he did to our pack. Even so, I knew that my Dad would never sell me off or trade me for some stupid contract. We sat there and continued crying. We had no other person but each other.

After some hours had passed, we didn't know what else to do, we just kept walking and it was now getting dark. We were hungry, so we hunted for some rabbits and ate them raw in our wolf form. We also slept in our wolf form, but we took turns to sleep. Right now, I'm on watch while Mel is sleeping. 'Hey Lina', I called out to my wolf, 'Yes Sasha?' she responded. 'Are we ever going to be okay?' I asked her shakily, 'only time will tell but we need to be strong because that is what your parents would want.' my wolf said. 'Yeah you are right, thanks Lina', I told her. 'I know', she replied. If this were under normal circumstances I would have laughed, and said 'Cocky much', yeah Lina can be cocky. 

'Wake up Sasha', Mel kicked me. 'Urggghhh, can't I sleep for five more minutes' I groaned...'No, it is time we find a place to call our home.' she said. We have literally been sleeping out in the woods for days. Since it was in the middle of summer, there was no need to have a blanket or an extra layer of clothing. We hunted and ate it raw in our wolf form. But summer is going to be gone soon, so we needed to figure out something fast. 'I don't want to put any pack in jeopardy. You heard him, he said he would kill any pack that helps us.' I said. 'Well it's been almost a week since the attack, we need to figure something out fast.' Mel said.

Where were we going to go...

Sasha's POV:

(Few months later)

It's been a few months since the attack. Luckily, a small pack helped Emelda and I out, we didn't join their pack because Xavier's words still lingered. We were just a couple of miles outside their border. They helped build a small cottage for us and in return, we would let them know if we saw or heard anything that might hurt their pack.

It was nice of them, kind of reminded me of our pack. We would always help out rouges. My father always taught me never to judge a person simply by their appearance but by their actions. I mean, some wolves became rogues due to circumstances beyond their control while some rogues are just wild having lost touch with their human side, you can tell by the way they act. I am no one to judge because technically we are rouges. It's been some months now, it hasn't been so bad, we had no one telling us what to do or having to check in on everyone. 

I was out hunting for some rabbits so that Mel could cook. But no luck, these rabbits must have moved. We have been taking turns killing them since we got here. We needed to survive. The small pack helped us but we couldn't burden them with food too. We grew our own garden, and hunted for meat too. Tonight looks like it's going to be a veggies night.

Coming back to the cottage and walking inside, it was weird, I didn't see or hear Mel. It was an eerie silence. ‘Mel’ I said loudly, no response. The vibe I was getting was uncool. ‘Boooooooo’,a voice screamed behind me, ‘Ahhhhhhhhhhhh’ I squealed ,jumping up and hitting my foot against the table in the center of the room. ‘Hahahahaha, I wish I had a camera, so I can take a shot of your face. You should have seen your face Sasha’. Mel was laughing so hard to the point where she was holding her stomach crying. ‘You would have been scared too’, I yelled while rubbing my foot, and giving her a stink eye. This girl was supposed to be my best friend, I'm definitely going to get her back. ‘Just you wait Mel, I am going to get you back. It might not be today, might not be tomorrow or next week, but it will happen. Just watch it.’ I said while heading slowly to the shower.

 After a cold shower, because we have no plumbing or electricity. Don't even ask me how we use the bathroom, after almost a year since the attack, you get used to everything. We ate dinner and went to bed. I was woken up by a forceful shake, I turned to look and found Mel,’ What the heck Mel, I am sure it is just around 1am now, so why are you waking me up.’ I asked, annoyed.

‘Happy 19th birthday Bestie’, she yelled. I immediately sat up. It's my birthday, yaaaayyyyy. She brought me a cake she had asked one of the pack wolves had made on her request. I felt so bad, Mel's birthday was a month before mine and I didn't even get her anything except cooking her some stir fry rabbit with vegetables. I'm the worst. 

‘Hey Mel,’ I called, ‘ remember earlier when I said I was going to get back at you for scaring me?’ ‘yeahhh’, she answered, getting up from the bed slowly, ‘well, I'm not going to do that anymore because you brought me cake. Thanks for everything Mel, you are the sweetest, I am so lucky to have you.’ I started crying. 

‘Hey why are you crying? It is your birthday dummy, better wipe off that tears.’ she said. ‘Well, haven't you heard, it’s my party, and I'll cry if I want to, cry if I want too’. I got up from the bed, dancing as I sang the lyrics to this song. Honestly, we both know why I was crying, because Mel also cried on her birthday as well. It was our first birthday without our parents and family. We just didn’t want to cry and swell on it any longer. So we just sat there quietly.

Currently resting in the cottage while Mel is out hunting, as she said she would do all the work today. Because it is my birthday and i needed to relax on my birthday, her words not mine. It honestly felt like just another day for me but then, I couldn't knock my best friend down and dampen her mood for doing all of this for me. It was around noon, Mel opened the door, ran inside and slammed it shut. She started packing things in a duffle bag, which began to worry me.

‘Mel, Mel, what is going on?’, I asked. She turned to me, her face so pale and made a statement I wasn't ready to hear anytime soon,’ we need to leave NOW, Xavier and his pack are headed this way’. That name alone puts me in a frenzy, sending fear to my soul. ‘ What the heck are you talking about?’ I questioned again, trying to ignore my pounding chest. ‘Sasha, I was hunting a little further than where we usually hunt, maybe about 3 to 4 miles away, and I saw him, they were resting. No doubt, they were headed in this direction.’ she responded. With that being said, I also joined her in packing, and then we started running in another direction, but not before spraying the cottage and our body with some potion to mask our scent, one that a witch had brewed and traded us for helping her out with a little problem… no, we didn't kill anyone.

No, Xavier was here. He is going to hurt or even go ahead and kill everyone if we stay. So we ran and never looked back..