Thread: To Bite The Hand (Google and Slashed007)

The forest was warm this time of year, heat seemed to pulsate forth from the sun in large waves. The trees, although providing shade, only afforded a small amount of comfort. The pack was moving, migrating again just as they did every time the winter ended. The pack members had considerable wealth and a small village on the outskirts of the forest had been erected, humans usually stayed away. During the summer the village was their home, an easy place to live since the forest remained so close. Usually when the weather got colder, when the air grew chillier, and days grew shorter the pack had more opportunity to change. In the winter wolves were much harder to hunt, so it was the packs golden time. The summer and the spring served as the packs mating season and this year Ella reached the age. The age when she would be chosen by somebody, the age when she would lose her freedom. She lacked enthusiasm for this upcoming stage in her life, she hated the idea of being someone elses. She hated that the males of her kind got exactly what they wanted. She despised that it would be hard to disobey her mate, she just couldnt stand the way it all worked. Ella didnt even have the right to pick her mate, to love her mate beforehand. Most of the females in the pack were excited, they wanted to be possessed. She shook her head at the thought, how could someone wish to have their freedom taken away? Not to mention, the males always got so territorial when they finally took their mate and Ella liked the freedom to talk to all of the pack without being followed around. A deep sigh escaped her lips and her grey eyes scanned the woods, they were almost there and her legs were tired. She hated how achy her body became when she wasnt a wolf, when she walked on seemingly human legs. She walked alone, talking to no one as she moved forward, her dress dragging against the forest floor. They had come upon clothes a while back, outfitted themselves discreetly and moved on. She actually liked the dress she had taken. A green dress, very simple, yet very flattering. The fabric covered her shoulders and her arms, but dipped down exposing a small amount of her round breasts. Then it tightened around the torso, but fell loosely at the hips. Ella wished to keep this dress, even when she arrived at the village. Even though most of the pack had seen each other naked, Ella often ran off alone to change forms. She did not enjoy eyes on her naked form, very few had ever seen her nude. Some of the girls would whisper about her, complain about how her contribution to the pack was minimal. Ella knew they were right at times, if she werent born into the pack she very well might have been a lone wolf. A title she often craved for, but since she was a worthy hunter she was kept around. Her thoughts had been so consuming that she hardly realized when the village came into view. She smiled at its isolation and wanted desperately to enter her home, one that used to belong to her parents. A sadness crept into her eyes as she recalled the memory of their deaths. How cruel fate could be. With a slight shake she maneuvered her way out of the forest and into the village. She smiled slightly at the happiness that exuded from the pack, the distance had been a long one. She shared the satisfaction of being home, just not the satisfaction of what was to come. After settling in, Ella knew the males would begin to harass the females. Some fights would break out and then worst of all the females would go into heat. Her body quivered at the thought. Ella hoped none of the males had taken an interest in her due to her loner qualities. She also hoped that if possible she could escape the whole process. It had happened in the past, a few women who never got picked and remained mateless. Ella desperately hoped that would happen, otherwise she would have to fight. She did not want to mate and already decided that if it came down to it, she would rather die than get imprinted on.