Chapter 5 5

Three years later...

"Again!" she growled at me, she was mad that I was beating her ass. To be honest I've been beating her ass for quite some time now. I still remember the first time.

She was so mad at me that she went running away and I couldn't find her for two whole days.

We were training under a burning sun. I was used to the warm, hot and wet weather here in Florida. It was kind of complicated sometimes because when it's hot, due to our body's temperature it felt as if we were always on fire.

That's why Krystal always reminded me the North was the best for us as it was colder.

I never explained the reasons why I couldn't go to the North.

She never explained the reasons why she couldn't go either, she just mentioned over and over again she missed it.

I never asked. One of the conditions she would train me under was "no personal questions" and it went both ways.

Even when we didn't know each other so personally, she has become the most important part of my life in the past 2 years.

She barged against me all of the sudden and my back hit the floor. I laughed at her.

Here we go again.

Three years prior...

Could wolves vomit?

I couldn't believe my eyes that after what I believe were around three days running I haven't really slept or eaten anything. I forgot how to switch back to being human.

I was so hungry, exhausted and cold.

Where was I?

It was already nighttime, I have to rest, I have to shift back and I didn't know how.

Could a werewolf die from starvation?

I didn't know where I was at this point and the closest house I could see had all the lights switched off already, were the people inside already sleeping?

I paced carefully until my legs couldn't hold me anymore and I just laid on the floor below a tree.

It was so hot that I didn't know if I was starting to be feverish again.

I was too large, I couldn't go around a house without knocking something away.

I felt a stinging pain on one of my sides and I whimpered while standing up. Someone just shot me and another bullet went by just below my nose.

What was that? Who was doing that?

A loud cry left my muzzle while trying to stand up. I'm not a regular wolf, wouldn't that person know that I couldn't be hunted down.

I tried running away the sound of the person hunting me, was that the same people I tried to leave behind? Was this some kind of sick game they were playing and that's why the let me go?

I started running again to the mountains, I could sense the weather going colder when I was at a higher peak. I couldn't sense the pain again on my lap, was it the adrenaline because I was running away?

I went inside a cave and checked myself, I think I need to control my heartbeat so I could switch back.

I was starting to see dots within my eyes and the dark and cold cave I was in started turning. I tried to stay still putting my back against the walls in the cave. It helped for a couple of seconds until I started to see black.

I don't know if it was everything mixed together but for some reason I was passed out within seconds.

My body was burning again, I felt my skin crawling and itching everywhere while my heart felt as if someone was crushing it.

When I opened my eyes the cave was still dark even when there was some light coming from the entrance. I was naked now which meant for some reason I shifted while in my sleep.

I started crying without a specific reason.

All that happened to me on the last couple of days came down on me and realization hit me. I should be running away my whole life now, if I wanted to live I need to run and hide. Faith Adler should be a ghost, someone who's dead now for everyone.

Grams is dead so I was entirely on my own.

My biggest wish for turning eighteen was the fact that I was going to help her with everything, she didn't have to work entirely on her own. But now, I couldn't help her, there was nothing I could do for her, she was no longer here with me and no I was almost killed for the second time last night.

What day is today and where am I?

I could hear everything that was outside the cave, I could hear a river flowing down the hill and the sound of wild animals roaming free.

I looked at my side and there was just a small red mark near my ribcage. One new thing I learnt; we can heal fast.

It looks like it had more than a week's old, didn't even look as a shot wound.

I started walking outside of the cave, I should probable go to the river and dive for a while. I just hope that it's empty so I could have some privacy.

I think that the way I could help grams in heaven is having a great life and honor her memory, that's what she would have love the most.

But the eagerness for vengeance was also something I could fathom. I wanted to kill that bastard who people called Alpha, I didn't even know his real name.

Vengeance was something that today felt out of limits.

I'll just focus on getting clothes and something to eat.

I got to the river which was extremely empty, asides from the deer that ran away when I came close there was no humans inside.

I jumped inside the water without hesitation.

I believe I've been running away for at least 5 days, I'm trying to go as close as the South as possible but I don't even know where I am.

I kept swimming peacefully with the morning sun rays washing me in between the trees. It was so good to feel the sun in my human skin, it was so good to be clean again.

I think we start appreciating those little moments when you almost die twice in less than a week. Turning eighteen was not the best thing that could have happened to me, I guess after waiting for it so much I wished it never happened so I could still be with grams sitting on the couch and watching movies all night long.

"Hey!" I heard someone yelling at me so I dived instantly remembering the fact that I was naked.

I saw a little girl laughing, probably she was like 5 years old not much more than that.

I still stayed under the water until just my head was outside of the water. I looked at her, she looked as she just ran away from her house. She was still with her pjs and she was holding a teddy bear as if her life depended on it.

I smiled at her knowing that she wouldn't represent a threat to me after listening careful to our surroundings, she was alone.

"Hi, what are you doing here alone? Shouldn't you be sleeping?" I asked her smiling and she motioned no with her head.

"Mom and daddy are screaming. She told me I should run here and hide until she comes for me when that happens" she answered timidly, screaming? Was her dad hitting her mom?

"Is it far?" I asked embarrassed.

I don't think a guy should ever hit a woman. Much less their kid seeing it all.

She motioned no again with her head and I sighed, it's not that I could do a lot being naked.

I came out of the water and went to where the little girl stood. She laughed innocently covering her mouth.

"Don't you own any clothes?" she asked and I remembered again I was not wearing anything on me.

"Oh, well. I lost them. Can you lend me some clothes?" I had to lower my body to her size covering my breasts.

I didn't know what to do with this little girl but I couldn't move on without helping her, probably I was not good fighting wolves but I could do some good fighting humans.

We walked towards her house and thankfully there were some hanged clothes in the backyard so I didn't have to go inside the house naked and face her family all natural.

Thanks to the sky we didn't crossed paths with anyone while walking, otherwise I would be extremely embarrassed.

I, in fact, heard the screams when we were getting closer to her house so she was not lying.

The clothes were a little big on me as they were apparently men's clothing, but it will do for now. It's better this than nothing.

We came through the backyard and at that exact moment, her apparent father just thrown some bottle against the door but we were just entering so I had to cover the little girl with my body and felt the pieces of glass inserting in my skin.

I just hissed angrily and felt like losing control for a moment, but the little girl was still in my arms.

I smiled at her so she could be confident and put her hands over her ears telling her to sing "Twinkle, twinkle" while I solve her father's issues.

I stood up and noticed both parents were looking at me, her mother was all beaten up and had purple bruises all over her body.

"Who the fuck is you?!" the guy yelled against me trying to hit me as well but with the super strength I recently found out I had, I held his fist with a smirk.

He looked at me like he couldn't believe a woman just stood front to him so I twisted his fist so his hand is behind his back. Thanks grandma for the karate lessons.

The mother was now next to her daughter holding her between her arms while crying and looking at what I was doing.

"Kids shouldn't be listening to your curses" I said to him tutting so he gets more upset.

He tried to fight against me but couldn't move as I was holding his right hand against his back and kept him unmoving against the floor.

"Apologize" I growled at him pushing harder.

I even heard his bones crushing a little bit but it was okay, I just need him to learn his lesson and suffer for a bit.

"Who the fuck is you?!" he yelled and I ended up dislocating his shoulder angry at men are always trying to get women feeling less with themselves.

He was shrieking due to the pain inflicted but his wife and daughter were just leaning against the wall without even looking. Her mother was uncontrollably crying.

"You should call 911" I said to her embarrassed of the situation. "For your daughter's sake, I would report him to the officials"

"Thank you super woman" I heard the little girl saying when she let go of her mom's arms and ran to me to hold my legs in a hug.

Her father was not crying anymore but I think he passed away due to the pain.

"Thank you, thank you" the mother jumped on top of me hugging me. "Can you please stay until the cops arrive? I'm afraid of not confessing without support."

I could hear an ambulance and police sirens at the distance. They would still catch me if I tried running away now in my human form.

The little girl looked at me with begging ayes, I could not say no to a little girl. Not this little blond girl with shiny blue eyes, she looked like Alice in Wonderland with her little curls.

For the next couple of hours, the three of us were being investigated by the police, they were asking questions like if they knew me before this and the girl had to tell her story five times to confirm if it matched the first story she said of how she found me.

"Naked?" the officer asked for the fifth time.

"Yes, sir. She lost her clothes, I got her some of my dad's clothes" answered the little girl.

"Faith Adler, 18; no records" came the other officer from the door walking towards us. "You're far from home little girl, is there no one at home?"

"I'm 18, I can legally leave my house" I answered angrily as they were trying to turn this against me.

I didn't want to go over the fact that I had to run due to wolves attacking my grams and I. Then I'd have to go over that I'm also a shewolf and someone was looking for me to kill me, not crazy at all.

"We'll create a restriction order for your husband. We'll be around the area from time to time, making sure everything is okay" when he said the last part he looked at me as if I was some kind of delinquent.

They left after making a fuss over me being in Georgia when I should be in Indiana. I just rolled my eyes again.

Allison, which is the name of the little girl, wanted to show me all of her toys and was really excited about it but I should continue my way now that I have clothes and shoes that they gave me.

"You were in the river, do you want to take a shower? I could prepare more girly clothes for you." Her mother asked seeing my hesitation to go upstairs.

"It's okay, I should get going" I answered embarrassed not wanting to be of discomfort to anyone.

"Come on, I'll get you cleaner clothes" now it was her mother who took my hand bringing me upstairs and this time I couldn't refuse.

"Thank you" I found myself saying when she got me some jeans and a new tee.

"It's okay. You're probably hungry" she said excited now like the little girl. "Take a shower, we'll prepare something to eat"

They both went outside of the empty room leaving me alone and giving me privacy, probably they think I left my home due to the same circumstances she has been suffering.

I didn't know how long I missed soap. I took extremely long taking a shower that Rachel had to check on me worried.

She was young. I don't think she was yet 25, probably left her house to be with this dickhead who almost beat her to death.

When I came back downstairs the table was full with food; bacon, pancakes, eggs, juice, cereal and milk were all displayed for all of us. My mouth watered at the sight, I was extremely hungry.

I sit without saying a word and starting eating or better said devouring the food, I didn't know how fast I was eating until I had to cough and drink juice to clear my airways.

"Why are you crying?" Rachel asked me worried while cleaning away my tears.

"I... was starving, thank you" I didn't know that saving these girls would regard me food, clothes and a hot shower.

"You can eat slow, the food it's going nowhere" she said motherly to me and Allison just laughed at me while eating her breakfast herself.

We ate talking about Allison's school.

Today is Sunday, I didn't even know the day. She was off today from school and they were planning on going to the mall and the store for some supplies.

"Thank you for everything, I will no longer interrupt your day" I said smiling.

"I prepared some food and snacks. Here is some money for you to take" Rachel said giving me a backpack for me to carry around but I refused even when I was in need for all that. "I insist. Here is some money as well. It's not all but if you ever need more, you can come"

My eyes clouded with the unshaded tears. I couldn't take all this, I was actually causing them more problem now that they'll have to be without their main source of money.

"I can't take all this" I said embarrassed and blushed. I felt so uncomfortable.

"I insist. You can even come with us to the mall, we can get you some supplies for your trip" I don't know if she felt identified with me by the fact that I told the cops that I was legally able to leave my house.

"I... I... can't..."

She interrupted me without letting me speak. I don't think I could have been able to talk either with what came out of her mouth.

"Or you can stay with us."