Wanted by Alexia Stargazer (ebook voice reader .txt) 📕

forward. The man/wolf ran with me. I knew he couldn't last long, not many newbies could. I listened and almost stumbled into a bear. She growled at us and I shook my head and took a step back.
“My apologies..” I started then I saw her eyes widen.
“No no its all my fault I have heard of you and I know your in a rush..” she paused looking over at the newbie. I looked over at him. He was panting hard and about to drop. I growled and he straitened.
“Can I do anything for you?” she asked I looked over to her and nodded.
“yes can you shelter us?” I asked. She nodded and shuffled off. I looked back to see that the newbie had fallen. Air wooshed out of my lungs and I went over to him and threw him on my back. I turned and trotted after the she-bear. We passed through a pass in the mountains not to far from where we had met and she brought us to a hidden cave up the mountains. By then I was panting from the effort of carrying the newbie. As soon as we where in I dropped him off. He landed with a thump. I rolled my shoulders.
“Thank you for the shelter.” I said. She nodded her cubs gathered around her. I yawned.
“I need to hunt I haven't eaten an almost a week.” I turned about to go out.
“I will watch him for you.” She said. I looked back and bowed my head before taking off. Hunting was natural and fun but I had to be cautious. After about an hour I found a herd of caribou and started to work out an old one. I found him just as another pack jumped out after a young buck. The caribou scattered and the old one ran past me. I growled and lunged after him catching his throat and bringing him down. I let go when he stopped thrashing around. I looked around and saw that the wolves that had almost ruined my kill had not caught the buck. I chuckled before ripping into my kill. I was just about done when they came up to me growling and snarling. I looked up to see the same wolves I had run into earlier. I snarled and stood. The Alpha came over trying to get me to submit.
“We want this kill.” He said his mate came to stand beside him her teeth bared. I bristled.
“No its mine and I almost lost it thanks to you no leave me be!” I snarled. They didn't move. I growled and picked up my kill and started dragging it when they jumped in my way. I dropped the kill.
“I will fight you for it then.” I said to the Alpha. He shook his head.
“You will fight my mate.” he answered. I rolled my eyes. She smirked and lunged at me. I slide to the side, turned and looked after her. She turned and swiped her paw at me I ducked and then lunged catching her by the throat, she yelped and wined. I let go and went over to my kill and started to drag it off again. One of the younger ones jumped in front of me and bowed her head.
“Please we haven't eaten in a long time and there are young ones at the den, please” she begged. I dropped my kill again and snarled before walking away. I ran tracking down the caribou. They had settled again and where grazing. I found a young buck and took him down quickly the rest ran off. I dragged him away and started back toward the den. I had to stop every now and then to take a break when I came back to my other kill. They where still eating my kill. I paused and the young one that approached me earlier looked up and trotted over.
“Thank you for sharing.” she said. I nodded and picked up my other kill and started away. She stepped in my way. I dropped my kill and snorted.
“What now?” I asked.
“Would you like some help?” she asked. I thought for a moment then shook my head.
“No I'll make it” I said before grabbing my kill and dragging it off It took me about two days to get the kill up the mountain and into the cave. I dropped it right next to the newbie and dragged myself away and slept. I woke up the next morning and the buck was gone. I looked around and saw the newbie sleeping. I sighed, stood and stretched. The mother bear came shuffling up to me.
“Men have been getting closer to here Strange One.” She said. I nodded then looked back to the newbie.
“Watch him for me I'll lead them off.” I said. She stomped her paw.
“Why not take him?” she asked. I snorted.
“Because he would not last” I said. She nodded. I slipped outside and started out. I didn't hear the hell hounds yet so I went back the way we had come. I found them at the entrance of my favorite hiding place. I growled. 'dang it' I thought. I took a deep breath and howled my challenge to them. Before I was even done they where on me. I leaped away from the hell hounds who they had released and tore one of them apart before bullets started to fly. I snarled and jumped away running on. I think they had it all planned out because I almost ran into an ambush if not for the ignorance of the men waiting to drop it. I skidded to a halt and turned, the hounds jumped me and I snarled as one slashed my shoulder open. They circled before trying to push me back into the trap. This was a first I had never been surrounded, it was a nice challenge. The men where coming closer. I crouched then leaped over the hounds and ran at the men. They started yelling when they saw me and only one stayed to take a shot. The bullet missed and I was already on him ripping at his arm. I quickly jumped away and ran in the opposite direction of the den where the newbie was. It took me almost three days to finally fool them but I did it. My wound had slowed me down but I had kept going and now six days since I left I was stumbling at the bottom of the mountain. I slumped and slowly lay down.
“I am so tired.” I said to myself. For the first time I actually felt could. I shivered and stood, shaking myself. The first mistake in surviving a wound was laying down. I started up the mountain when suddenly I fell. I looked down at the wound and found that my whole side was covered in blood. I started to lick it all away. I had barely started when I heard someone coming. My head snapped up only to see the newbie looking at me. He tilted his head.
“What happened?” He asked I growled and returned to licking the blood away. I heard him come closer and snarled. He stopped.
“Why wont you let me help?” He asked. I stood wobbling a little then turned to look for a stream. I stumbled a little but I was able to find one. I was about five feet away when I slumped. I felt something warm stop me from falling. I looked over and saw the newbie. I growled and he shoved my forward into the river. I fell in and almost couldn't get back up. I threw myself out with the last of my strength. I dragged myself off and looked at my shoulder where the hound had gotten me and saw raw skin. I started licking at it when I felt the newbie nudge me. I growled.
“What now” I snarled. He started licking the wound. I growled, but relaxed. My head fell to the side.
“There are wolves coming..” He said. Tilting his head to the side after finishing. I stood and shook myself. I felt better but I needed to hunt. The wolves that he had heard where new or at least I had never seen them. The alpha stepped forward to challenge the newbie for me and I jumped in front of them.
“Back off.” I snarled standing tall. The alpha growled.
“No” He said. I bristled and rolled my eyes.
“Come on lets go.” I said to the newbie before trying to go around them. The alpha lunged at the newbie and I lunged after him. I caught him at the back of his neck before he could even touch the newbie. He snarled and I bite deeper. He yelped and lay down. I let go and nudged the newbie who had tripped and fell.
“Come on, quickly.” I said before taking off. We ran back to the den and I collapsed just inside. The newbie came beside me.
“Are you all right?” He asked. I looked over at him and saw him start licking my wound again.
“I never did get your name and I keep referring to you as The Newbie but that is not fair.” I said. He finished then lay beside me.
“My names Will.” He paused then and picked his head up and looked down at me.
“Whats yours?” He asked. My eyes where almost closed but I opened them and sighed.
“Mine is Sandra.” I said. I watched him for awhile before closing my eyes. We slept for the night before I woke up. I was sore and felt the pain in my shoulder. I stood and saw Will laying beside me. I was careful not to wake him and found that the Mother bear was sleeping. I sighed and went out to the same river from before and started to drink. I heard a branch snap behind me and jumped. I turned to see the same wolf from yesterday. I growled.
“Leave me be.” I said. He just stepped up to me.
“You could have killed me and taken the pack...Why didn't you?” He asked. I shook my head and started away.
“Because I would gain nothing by killing you.” I said before trotting away. I was at the mouth of the cave when I felt something hit me. I stumbled and fell to the side. I growled and looked up to see Will.
“Whats wrong with you?” I growled. He nudged me.
“I'm sorry I thought you took off.” he said. I rolled my eyes and stood.
“Fool, If I ran off what could I accomplish?” I asked him before going into the den. I went to the mother bear, who was watching her cubs play. She looked up and nodded to me.
“Thank you for your help but now we must go.” I said bowing my head. She nodded.
“You are welcome, If you ever need help come and find me.” she said. I nodded.
“The same goes to you.” I said before turning and starting out with Will following.
“Why are we leaving?” He asked. I looked back then started to run.
“Because we need to get you into shape I can't always get kills for you, you need training.” I said as we ran on down through the stream from earlier and deeper into the land, trees thickened and I slowed. Will stopped beside me.
“Now hunting is first but easy second is fighting which will take months just to get.” I said before sitting.
“Now the basics are to watch and listen.” I said before crouching and slipping further on to the edge of the forest. There where a couple of deer here. I rolled my shoulders and slipped out setting my sites on a buck with a broken