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Lena pov
She couldn't remember what she was running from.
Deep inside her she knew why she ran.
she just did
Her legs ached, her breathing made her lungs burn, her heavy breathing was what she heard along with the beating of her heart.
A few weeks ago she had arrived there moving at night, her instincts helped her devise the way to go unnoticed, her fur black as the shadows was simple, her stealth, her best allies at this time gave her the advantage of incognito, she was Far from danger, but what she had left behind was not just the past, it was what she thought would be her future, lost in what could have been and what will happen.
She found what she was looking for, a place to hide that gave her that false feeling of security for a few hours until the sun went down, she had spent several weeks from one point to another trying to put as many kilometers between her and her family now people who threaten her life, her father has died and she saw what her supposed brother was hiding, he was the one who planned to banish her real mother, he only wanted her to have a weakness for his father lionel and thus take the position of alpha, her father hid her from the pack keeping her away, hidden from the greedy gaze of her blood kin.
Lena had never been in a forest like the ones she is witnessing, she doesn't remember how she got this far, this place was a cold place, she could feel the icy air coming into the small cave she found, it was colder than she thought it would be much colder. to the north and to the west of what at one time in his life he thought he would go, to think about how differently he relaxed his body, letting his sore body rest from everything he had gone through in recent weeks.
He felt a whispering sound of rain, he felt the wind between his ears, an awakening that made his head think quickly, only at that moment did he realize what season of the year it was, he couldn't understand how that happened. , something so important so vital, I stick my head out of the hole in the cave and what yesterday was a field with blonde mountains today was a place where white took over the place finally understood why for a few days it was getting colder cold, his mind had been so preoccupied with surviving that he forgot to take a moment to know where he was, his gut told him he needed to find resources, to know the area where he was going to stay until the winter passed, he had a debate Whether to take shelter from the cold in the small one or get food to find a better place, the smell had been in the air for a short time and it indicated that it would soon snow more heavily, he decided to do a quick exploration.
As he walked under the dim light, he saw a deer in the distance. What Lena did not know was that she was not the only one who saw him, about 300 meters hidden from the wind, Kara stalked the deer without noticing the presence of Lena, who was going slowly through the fresh centimeters of snow, the deer in the middle of the two , in the middle of a small meadow now full of snow; Lena, knowing that she has the disadvantage of being one, decides to be more aggressive than she would be. She starts jogging, trying not to be heard, her eyes fixed on what could be her option to survive in the tundra in which she finds herself. The animal lunges at the deer but her attempt to hunt is frustrated by a blow to the side. Lena doesn't see who is attacking her but she knows she has to defend herself.
the fangs on her neck did not allow her to move her head, her paws on her ribs, she pretends to give up, she has to be patient, she tells herself, she drops to the ground as she falls, she feels her attacker move back, she takes advantage of that gap to push herself away , fast movements hurt, it was only supposed to be a short reconnaissance path, he ends up falling to the ground, he concentrates on the smell of this stranger, it smells delicious, his objective's concentration shakes and he manages to get away, he feels like his skin sore now, he is facing the freezing weather, his thoughts are going very fast, he wants to know, who is this wolf? why does it smell so good? Why does it seem that the wolf in front of him seems to think the same thing?
His gaze connects with the wolf in front, his fur shone as if it were a source of light, his fur seems silky, it camouflages very well with the pristine white around him, he steps back, his movement scared me, we had remained silent, still with too many unknowns to understand.
Lena decided that it was the perfect moment to escape from whoever this beautiful wolf was, she threatened to the right but ran to the left, it was explosive as at the beginning of everything, she didn't feel different from what she knew just like He felt that nothing was known to what he had felt before, it felt wrong like leaving a part of you behind, he did not know why he felt that way, he fled from his life, not knowing what it would be but getting away from this situation seemed wrong to him.
Her footsteps were not the only footsteps she heard, she looked sideways and saw the wolf running for a very short distance trying to catch up with her, she didn't know if she would feel the same way, but she wouldn't sit down to investigate, she was going in the opposite direction, She didn't know where she was going, she zigzagged between the trees, she knew where she had to go, she could lose the trail if she entered the water, which would make her suffer from the conditions, Lena abruptly changed direction, she ran, as fast as her tired body , he tripped over the roots of the trees, the desire to stop running grew bigger with each step he took.
There was nowhere else to run, she jumped, she didn't know what was under her but she knew that the wolf that was chasing her would not follow her.
The way back was miserable, her pastries almost frozen, heavy, it took her longer than she thought to get there, the cave was warmer than outside.
Frustration.
That oppressive feeling in her chest, did you find her? or who did she find?
she will eat the little she managed to collect from this day that only had 5 hours for her, some carp that she managed to take from the river, before finding the sand-colored wolf her greed made her get into this situation, eating raw fish is not the most delicious but it helped so that the discomfort she had did not overwhelm her, the tents will only last a couple of days, enough to recover and thus be able to leave this place.
kara pov
She couldn't believe what had happened to her in the last couple of hours.
her mind was still processing what had happened.
He was still looking at the flow of the river, the same one where that wolf was, when he moved to this town two weeks ago he learned that there were no more herds, so he intuited that that jet-black wolf was alone, there were no people for kilometers, at the beginning of a winter He wondered so hard, if the wolf could be okay.
when she got to her cabin, she noticed her sister alex and hers eliza were in her little room, she was not surprised
— Hello, honey, how was your exercise?— Eliza had his back to her in her kitchen.
Alex turns with a smile that fades as he watches her.
— What happened? Was that local rude? —She said almost screaming as she got up from one of the sofas in front of the fireplace, Eliza, already approaching to see if it was serious, looked at her clinically while she motions for Alex to bring her medical bag . Eliza guides her to the sofa without a word, knowing that Kara will speak when she's ready.
—I met someone— her phrase breaks the silence that was in the cabin, she can feel her immediate family looking at her waiting for her to continue—No, I don't think it's the right word—she laughs a little when she remembers that she doesn't even know the name of that she-wolf
— Who? — Alex urges behind her, her mother gives Alex a look to leave her alone while she checks her arms that have scratches, she had not noticed before in her wolf state that she had been injured, she is more worried about That wolf that had jumped into the water, could see her fear, I don't blame her for being aggressive, where would she go? She didn't know any other cabins in that area, her gaze went to the window where the snow was beginning to fall.
— I have to look for her — she stands up quickly scaring Eliza in the process, Alex grabs her by the shoulder — who?! — Alex yelled frustrated by the lack of information from Kara.
— To the wolf I fought with a moment ago — Alex and Eliza are surprised by the words that come out of Kara — She's hurt, wet and probably alone, outside where it's snowing right now — Alex didn't let go of her, he had the intention of going out to look for her again, to hope to see her running through the snow again.
—You, like me, know that now is not a good time to go out, there will be a snow storm that could last hours or days, not even with your sense of smell could you guide yourself outside— Alex pointed out what she already knew, she did not want to accept the great possibility of not to see her again —Why is it important to look for her so quickly?—Kara sits down, looks at the fire.
— My partner, she smells of the sea, of the sun, she is as fast as the air, her eye color seems to house summer in them— her gaze does not move away from fire, she could feel the presence of her mother and sister around but she was more worried about what could happen to the wolf
— How do you know that, honey? — Sitting down next to her, Eliza asks, — how long has she known about it?
—Today I saw her, I was overwhelmed, and I lost control, my wolf tried to mark her so that she wouldn't leave, and I hurt her, I felt her fear of me, it was painful, she ran running away from me, her terror was so hopeless that She jumped into the river— her statements were surprising, but no one interrupted her, a silence settled until Alex said— I'll call Kelly, I'll stay here today, so we can devise a plan to bring her to the clan.
At that moment Kara didn't know who was more surprised, her or her mother, Alex was someone firm, fair, but also someone very cautious, she wasn't expected to be the one to say that she would bring a person who doesn't know the clan.
— Let me finish healing those wounds — Kara left while she felt more optimistic about the future, maybe and just maybe they'll meet again.