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Be advised this novel depicts graphic deaths
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Ten Years Ago
The smell of burning flesh mixed with so many other scents, it was hard to place them all. But sizzling flesh was the worst. Kira's heart hammered against her chest as she moved to the door. A sense of dizziness and nausea took over her. Her hand gripped the door handle, opening it to a dark hallway. Orange and amber flickered in the distance as smoke flowed up the steps to where she stood. The screams that reverberated through her ears were horrific. Coughing, her small feet moved forward. A whoosh of air was heard before another scream. Now her feet moved as fast as they could manage, upon reaching the bottom step. Her heart clenched seeing flames licked up the open door frame of her childhood home. Through the open door, she could see burning homes.
Bodies of charred wolves in wolf and human form alike. Some had gunshot wounds to the head. As screams came from the burning homes,she realized there were people still alive in their homes as the fire continued to blaze.
"Momma?" she called away from the open door running through the house . A man stood in front of her mother he had her on her knees. Suddenly, Kira felt a hand covering her mouth tightly. It was Adam her older brother, their mother didn't look at them as the male pulled the trigger. Her body flew back at the force of the gunshot. Just then she felt her brother pick her up, as she cried out against his chest. He ran out the door.
Indistinct sounds, dogs barking, rustling sounds in the bushes by running foot steps. Sounds made by guns and arrows as they were fired, along with screams followed no matter how far away they got. The sight of their mother on her knees replayed in Kira's mind. One of the men ran fast behind Adam. "Adam behind you" Kira cried out. But Adam never turned and just continued running. "Kira, I want you to ran and never to stop running when I ask you to. Don't look back just keep running as far as you can, we all love you and remember an Alpha never stops fighting"
his voice broke slightly as he finished, running into the Chihuahuan desert with her.
He placed her on her little feet placing a soft kiss on her head. " I love you Kira, run… run and don't ever look back." Adam urged Kira as he was ready to bait himself, their pursuers were unto their heels. Crying and sobbing, she ran as fast as her mini legs could carry her but was haunted by sound of her dying brother as he was shot to his death.
Present
Breathing heavily Kira shot up fast, the sound made by birds singing and chirping in the distance made her sigh, she rubbed the sleep from her eyes and wiping away the sweat. Kira had turned sixteen not long ago but she couldn't help but still be haunted by her devastating past memories. The death of her entire family and pack, their agonizing screams and pleas for help. It was the nightmare which she kept having for the past ten years, also in these past events Kira had already lost herself and haunted by the demons of the past. Since then she had been living in the desert even though she worked part-time and schooled in city El Paso she could no longer call there her home. Kira had forgotten how to live with her kind and other supernatural beings as well as the humans. Although she could blend in with them in school and at work but that was all as even blending in was hard for her. Her nature was as wild as the wolves she lived with in the desert for the past ten years, and they were now the only family Kira knew.
She sighed getting her thoughts together, still getting used to being enclosed in a home, after all these weeks of living in an apartment. None of this was familiar to her any more, still getting used to indoor plumbing. The sense of claustrophobia at being in this apartment. However it was a necessity. Taking off to shower, she dressed in a plain black T shirt that read Alli's Cafe tucked in the left corner. Plain light blue jeans completed with black nonslip shoes. After taming her wild brown curls in a bun, she was on her way.
Soon Kira walked into the small cafe just on the corner of the block. The building did not look big on the outside. It was a small sky blue building. With a grey signboard, the inside was slightly bigger than it seen outside. It hard marble flooring. There were oak wood tables periodically set up at least 20 of them. At the front and center was a counter where people usually sit and drinking their coffee. And in the bar there were only 5 seats and no alcohol but it was referred to as the bar nonetheless. Behind the bars stood a coffee station and pastry station, to the left. Then a revolving door to the kitchen. Sighing Kira walked in, as the bell over the door chimed all eyes were on her.
"Good of you to join us Kira." Celina shot her a look. Biting back a growl Kira looked to her. "Sorry Celina." was all she managed to get out. As she attempted to get her anger under control. "Get clocked in and help table 5 ." Kira moved wasting no time. At table five there was a male who was about the same age as her, his hazel eyes looked at her. This male looked over at her. An unfamiliar look crossed his face. Feeling goosebumps, her guess was, that would be what disgust felt like. It took all of her willpower power to resist the urge to stab the fork in front of him into his eye because from this male she smelled a disgusting smell which she loathed from within. Shooing the image away "Welcome to Alli's Cafe, how can I help you?" she plainly greeted. Her eyes moved from the arrogant male, who sat across the booth to an older version of him. It was like glimpsing 20 years into this boy's future. Where the kid had black short hair, the other male had Black and gray. The older man's tanned complexion was slightly with wrinkles. Two pairs of hazel eyes stared at her. Kira could not help but get the feeling she walked in on something important and private. "What would you like Ryan?" The older male asked. Kira's eyes moved to him pen and pad in hand as she waited.