Continuation from The Unwanted Wolf to The Hunted Wolf– Prologue

Twinkling lights were hung all around the room, giving the room a magical glow. It was the night of finding true love, and everything had to be absolutely perfect. Twinkling star decorations were hung on the walls, and silver streamers hung from the top of the entrance. The lights were dimmed, except for a few spotlights that were shining on a mirror ball in the middle of the room.

The room was mostly empty still, except for a few people running around to make sure everything was perfect for the evening. It was a big night, especially for Pack Lyna. It was their first chance hosting The Lycan Ball. It was an honor that was given to a different pack each year. Normally such small packs were skipped, since they needed to be able to host members from packs all over the southern territory.

The alpha and luna of Pack Lyna campaigned the elders for the right to host, showing they could handle such a large number of people. The luna was the real reason this happened. She wanted to get her pack on the map and prove they were strong and capable.

aving papers in the air.

hat she was in the middle of to give her full attention to the young woman.

e, and she was out of breath from running to find the luna.

have a few people show up who never even confirmed if they were coming. A luna always prepares for extra people.”

what we were going to do otherwise.”

l be able to help you assign the rooms to the families coming.”

the girl’s dedication. She was working hard to become the next assistant to the luna, and Fraya was quite impressed by the girl’s dedication. It was much better than all of the other young girls who applied for the position.

st running right into a waiter carrying a tray of drinks.

sight. “Adira!”

shame, Adira walked to her mother, moving as slowly as possible.

.

if you hold your arms out and run really, really fast, you can fly, just like an airplane.”

elves just because a boy tricked them.”

idn’t trick me! He was just trying to teach me-”

a snapped. “You are the luna’s daughter, and you will act like it, especially at the ball tonig

interest. “Yes, mother.”

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uxes. Adira was sitting on the chairs on the side of the ballroom, and she was jealous of the stupid teenagers in the middle of the floor. They were all eighteen or a little older, here to find their true love.

ther. Adira would much rather run around and have fun with her friends then worry about some stupid boy.

ing your mate was supposed to be the most magical moment of your life, but Adira didn’t buy into that. There were so many more exciting things to do than fall in love.

forced to wear an uncomfortable dress and could play with her toys.

chairs and sighed. She just wanted to go home, but she knew that wasn’t going to happen any time soon.

“Adira! Sit up. You’re in a dress,” her moth

cold her so quickly?

swer, but she thought it was worth a shot.

should get used to responsibilities like this. Now I have to go. Please try to behave yourself for the rest of the night.” Her mother disappeared into the crowd.

t of her life.

ed to get up and find something to eat. It would occupy her mind for at least a few minutes. As she made her way thr

Two adults walked through the silver hanging streamers. They were an absolutely stunning couple. The man had dark brown hair and dark eyes, while the woman

ed like they were her age!

om closely. They looked like they were a family, except the redheaded boy. He looked like he didn’t belong. Adira wondered why he was wi

d she would get yelled at and told to sit back in the corner of the room. After a few moments of the adults taking, Adira saw the woman wave to the boys. They didn’t hesitate to run off away from their parents. Adira curled her fingers, frustrated at the sight. Why were these boys allowed to run off and have fun, while she couldn’t do anything that might look the slightest bit bad? It wasn’t like

hem, desperate to play with them. She knew if she got caught, she would get in big trouble, but she didn’t c

some laughing to her left. She took off running, not wanting to get left behind.

n them. She took a step back, but then she paused, her mother’s words ringing through her ears.

th boys. Little girls behave a

running, only stopping when she caught up with the boys.

.

d.

I don’t want to play with a girl.”

ith playing with a girl? I’m probably faster than you anyw

han us.”

can’t we just play with her?” the redhead asked. “So what if

this.”

“Can you even run in that pretty pink dress of yours? You might ge

enough of this stupid boy’s attitude. “I’ll show you

ting to waste the time to see if the boys were following her. She knew she was fast. She could beat most of the boys her age.

” she heard the dark haired boy shouting after her.

n up ahead and burst through the door to the outside. She was almost there. She just had to run a little more.

stinging on her knees. She quickly got up, afraid she would look weak and ran after the boy. She was about to yell at him, when the redheaded boy stepped in.

gotten seriously hurt,” Mark said.

and I still beat you.”

Adira yelled. She was starting to not like this boy at all.

o play with a girl anyway. Come on, Mark. L

id. “I’m going to hang out with her.”

olled his eyes again. “Whatever, dude. Hang out with this little girl if you want. I’m going to do something else.” Jori pulled Adira’s hair be

he didn’t even get to play.

friend was such a jerk to you.”

ont of this boy she didn’t even know.

’ll be r

s worried he wouldn’t come back, especially when he had been gone for several minutes. She sat on the edge of the fountain, crying at the loneliness she felt.

ate covered strawberry wrapped in a napkin.

u.”

ing out of his pocket. He wiped her knee with a cloth and then put a bandaid on the cut. “There. That should be better. Now you can stop crying.”

u. Your name is Mark, right?”

down next to her. “What’s your name?”

m Adira. It’s nice to meet