Fox Shifter.

A creature hated by all other shifter races.

Foxes are famous for their ability to lie through their teeth. 

Everyone knows that foxes are experts in the art of seduction.

What most don't know however is that they never wanted either skill.

Millions of years ago the god of Deceit fell in love with the goddess of Magic. When he confessed his love however the goddess rejected him. At first Deceit thought if he tried hard enough he could win her over but only a few hundred years later Magic fell for one of her own creations. A fox shifter. Deceit was enraged and as revenge he cursed the fox race with the help of the goddess of Lust. They would instantly charm all who see them with their beautiful appearance. They would also feel an intense urge to lie and deceive innocent people. At first the curse was so strong that no fox could escape the fate of forever living a life of lies and betrayal. Over time however the power of the curse grew weaker. Now if one had the motivation they could easily escape from the curse. Most however have accepted their fate.

No other race will trust a fox. They fear they may be fooled. 

I wish things were different.

I wish I could lift my head up when I meet other shifters and proudly say that I am a fox. I know deep in my heart that it's impossible.

I'm afraid. Tomorrow I'll be able to smell my mate. Similarly my mate will be able to smell me not just the fake scent I use to hide what I am.

Tribrid.

A shifter with 3 awakened bloodlines.

Wolf shifter.

A human who can reshape their body to that of a wolf. They have enhanced senses and superior genes making them stronger and faster than a regular person. Usually referred to as werewolf. Shift at 16 years. (Can only smell their mate a year later.)

Feline shifter.

A human who can rearrange their body structure to that of a wild cat. Tiger, lion, panther, cheetah, etc. Some can shrink in size to that of a normal house cat. They are naturally one of the fastest shifter races that exists and their body is extremely light and flexible in both human and cat form. Shift at 14 years. (Mate bond forms when 2 shifters vow to bind their souls for life.)

Fox shifter.

A human with the power to take the form of a large fox. When they are little they have one tail but as they grow stronger they can evolve and gain more tails. There have only been 3 foxes recorded to have earned all nine tails. Those with at least 4 tails have what is known as a fox bead. The fox bead is a the condensed power of a fox shifter's soul. If a human eats a fox bead they can absorb the power it contains but the chance of survival is extremely low. Shift at 5 years. (Can feel the mate bond at age 17.)

Wolf. Cat. Fox.

This is who I am.

I am currently suppressing my fox and cat scents and only releasing wolf pheromones. I'm not a part of any pack and I have no plans to join one but I live near one and if they find out what I am I'll be killed. The only thing I can do is wait. Pray that I don't smell my mate tomorrow.

-

I wake up to the sound of my alarm beeping and I sit up groggily. I don't want to go to school today. It's not like I have much of a choice though as I have a huge test in history that's worth half my grade.

After changing into a short black dress with thigh-high white boots I run downstairs grabbing my bag on the way out of my room. 

Another lonely birthday. 

"Mommy, Daddy, Brother. I'm leaving." I say looking at a picture near the door. 

The photo is of a man and woman with two kids. The man has one arm around his wife's waist and the other hand rests on the shoulder of a young boy. The woman is holding the little girls hand. The perfect family. The man is my dad, the woman is my mom, and the boy is my only brother Peace. I know weird right? My parents had a strange taste in names. At least mine is a little more normal. Hope. Mom said that Peace was a birth control baby. Basically he was unplanned. They always wanted a daughter but they made peace with the fact that he was a boy. Hence his name. Peace.

When mom was first pregnant and they didn't know my gender they were hoping for me to be a girl and as you can see here I am. Hope Winter Foxy. I was born in winter. Not very creative but hey I've accepted my fate. I will forever be the girl with the strange name in the eyes of others. I make it sound like I hate my name. Just to be clear I really don't. In fact I really like my name. It was a gift from my parents and no one can take it from me. 

My family died in a terrorist attack. We were shopping as a family when the mall was bombed. I barely survived but I lost my everything that day. It happened 10 years ago. I'm alright now and I'm not just saying that. I decided to live my life how I want to. It's what my family would have wanted. 

I can't say my life is perfect. I'm not the most liked kid at school. Let me rephrase that. I'm the least liked kid at my highschool. Don't get me wrong I'm not being bullied or anything. Just shunned. I'm treated as if I don't exist.

As I walk into the building no one even looks at me. Like a ghost I walk silently through the halls to my first class. I don't use my locker. It's a waste of time since I can fit all my books in my backpack so I walk directly to my classroom. I'm the first to arrive so I walk over to sit in the back corner where I won't be noticed. My seat is next to the window so I can run easily if I smell my mate.

-

After school.

After a full day of classes I haven't caught scent of my mate. However I can't relax yet. I still have to get home before I'm completely safe. My house is kind of far away from the school but I like the long walk. It usually relaxes me. Not today however as I have to stay alert in case I need to run.

When I catch sight of my house I feel my nerves relax and I slow my steps letting my guard down. 

Just when I'm about to step on my lawn I feel a pair of strong arms wrap around my waist.

-

Mason POV.

It's been almost a year and I still haven't found her.

My wolf is getting restless without his mate and I'm getting moody because he's being annoying. It seems like my temper is getting worse by the day. Even my own parents are careful around me so I don't explode. 

"Alpha I think you need a break. Why don't we go for a walk before we head back to the packhouse?" My best friend and future beta Sam asks cautiously.

"Okay. A walk sounds good." I say with a frustrated sigh. 

We just start to walk in silence going in a random direction from the school. After a while I open my mouth ready to break the awkward silence but I suddenly catch an amazing scent in the wind from somewhere up ahead. 

"Do you smell that?!" I ask excitedly taking deep breaths.

"I don't smell anything strange. Could it be that you smell your mate?!" Sam asks looking around for any trace of a girl. 

"It's this way!" I say happily running in the direction of my mates scent. As I run the smell gets stronger until I see a beautiful girl walking slowly towards a 3-story mansion.

She has long black hair tied up in pigtails but it still reaches her waist. Her skin is as white as milk and she smells amazing. She's not very tall, maybe 5'3 at most. 

Without thinking I dash forward and before my mate can react I wrap my arms around her waist from behind pushing my face into the crook of her neck to inhale her scent. 

I didn't realize it before but she smells strange. Like she isn't fully a wolf but before I can figure it out she disappears from my arms. I turn to see her shifting into a beautiful white fox with 9 tails. Her paws and the tips of her tails are red. She looks back at me and I catch sight of her striking blue eyes.

Before I can fully appreciate her beauty she takes off running towards the forest. I immediately give chase just as Sam stops at my side. I can hear him yelling as I shift into my huge pure-black wolf mid-step. 

She's extremely fast but I'm running faster than normal and I've always been the best runner in the pack. I've been told I was faster than most fox shifters. 

They may not have the best reputation but I don't hate foxes. If fact I've always been interested in them since I was a kid. I read in a book that a fox mates for life. Much like wolves they have one mate. Unlike wolves though foxes will kill their mate then themselves if their mate ever cheats on them. The bond between foxes is said to be 10 times stronger than that of a wolf. Apparently if a fox is separated from it's mate by a long distance for too long they feel pain over their entire body until they hear their mates voice in person or otherwise. 

After running for a long time I can see that my mate is slowing down. She doesn't have as much energy as me. I could keep chasing her forever and I would never get tired.

-

Hope POV.

Why the hell is this guy so fast?! He has amazing stamina too. Speed may not be my greatest strength but I would say I'm pretty fast for a fox. I mean I am a nine-tailed fox and I have the nimble feet of a cat. He really is worthy of being my mate when it comes to speed.

Why did he have to be a wolf? And an Alpha for crying out loud! I can't be a luna I'm mostly fox. I have a responsibility as a the last descendent of the Foxy Clan. I need to make the other shifters accept us. We foxes aren't the terrible people most believe us to be. We mate for life. We don't go around seducing people for fun. If the other races would bother to try and learn about us they would know.

No wait! If I accept my mate I'll become the Luna of his pack meaning that the other wolves would be forced to be around me. Then wouldn't they naturally start to like me? No. I've been going to school with them for so many years but they still don't like me even though they don't know I'm a fox. Once they find out I'm sure they'll just hate me more. 

But...

I can always try.

But I can't make it obvious that I want to go with him. I have to struggle for a while longer and wait for him to beg me!

I slowly decrease my speed and as I enter a clearing I turn around to face the huge wolf that's been chasing me for so long. 

My mate immediately comes to a stop not far away from me. 

Without waiting for him to catch his breath I half shift back so my body is human with my ears and tails still out. I quickly leap towards my mate ferociously trying to scratch him with my cat-like claws. I'm a step too late however as my mate quickly shifts into human form catching me in a hug.

My eyes widen in shock and my body freezes as I'm thrust into a memory.

-

10 years ago.

"HOPE RUN!" Daddy screams as I stare frozen at the collapsing roof above me. A tile is falling towards my head and I close my eyes tightly waiting to be crushed.

Just when I think the huge piece of tile is going to hit me I suddenly feel huge warm arms wrap around my small body. I open my eyes to see my brother smiling at me. For a moment I think that everything is going to be fine until I look down to see a pool of blood where his legs used to be. 

When I look towards my dad he is holding the body of my mom who is missing an arm and has a huge metal pole through her stomach.

"Bunny go." My brother says weakly. I look over to see a gentle smile on his face as he looks at me lovingly.

"Brother no!" I say my voice shaking as tears stream down my face and my body shakes with fear. 

"It's okay Bunny. I won't make it and mom is already gone. Dad can't survive without his mate. A fox mates for life remember? We live and die with our mate." He says with a smile as he looks at our parents. He slowly turns to look at my tear- stained face as he hugs me tightly. "Hey, promise me something? Bunny, no matter what happens you have to live. Never forget who you are. Remember you are Hope Winter Foxy a proud child of the Foxy Clan. I love you sis and nothing will ever change that. You really are the hope of our race. We can't all die here. You have to fulfill the promise made by our ancestors. If you can't do it then your children can. Now go. Run. Show me that speed you've always been proud of." He says as he takes a string from around his neck. There is a beautiful ring tied to it. The ring is gold with 2 small nine-tailed foxes carved into it. Their foreheads are pressed together and their eyes are closed. Surrounding them are tiny pieces of ruby looking like red stars in a golden sky. He carefully ties the string around my neck and gently pushes me in the direction of the exit. I hesitate for a moment as I stare into his eyes that were once shining with life but are now filled with pain. I look over at my parents one last time before turning to run as fast as I can out of the collapsing building.

-

Present day.

I snap out of my thoughts as my mate pushes his face in the crook of my neck to breathe in my scent. I start to struggle trying to get away. After a while of squirming I can"t seem to get away from him. Well if I really wanted too I could pretty easily escape. I didn't know how much I needed a hug. I guess I haven't really gotten over it. I just like to tell myself that I'm okay. I let myself be held captive for a few minutes as I pretend to struggle. When I feel my mate lick my neck I forget to act and subconsciously use all my strength to break free scratching his face in the process. My mate stumbles backward and I run to a nearby tree before climbing up to the safety of its branches. I turn back to look at my mate and I can see a bleeding scratch on his face which breaks my heart but I don't show it on my face. I scan his body with my eyes to see if he has any other wounds and only then do I come to the realization that neither of us is wearing any clothes. It usually doesn't bother me when I walk around naked after shifting because nudity is normal for shifters but for some reason I feel self conscious. Maybe it's just because I haven't shifted around other people for too long so I'm shy. Like hell it is! Damn mate bond making me embarrassed. I let my tails and ears disappear going back to looking like a regular human.

"Alpha, Alpha!  Did you find her?" asks a teenage boy as he dashes into the clearing in human form to stand next to my mate. I growl as he puts his hand on my mate's shoulder making him flinch back and put his arm down and turn his head to look at me in surprise. "Is that your mate?" the boy asks, pointing at me making me growl louder at the disrespect.

"Yes." my mate says and I feel my body heat up when his voice reaches my ears.

"Why is she a kid?" asks the boy, making me want to hit him. I know I'm short but how the hell did he come to the conclusion that I'm a kid?

"I'm not!" I yell angrily, startling the boy. "I'm not a kid." I repeat in a softer tone. I notice the boy looking at me wide eyed and I realize that I half shifted subconsciously when I yelled.

"F..f..f..fox! Your mate is a fox?!" the boy screams pointing at me.

"This is why I hate dogs." I mumble under my breath forgetting that werewolves have enhanced hearing.

"Bunny!" I turn to look in the direction of the voice as my best and only friend runs into the clearing as he yells my nickname.

"Sloth! Over here!" I yell making him turn to look up at me with a smile but when he sees my half-shift and the two guys on the ground his eyes narrow.

"Need help Bunbun?" He asks walking to stand by the tree I'm hiding in. Before I can answer he opens his arms and I jump down into his embrace. He catches me skillfully -because he's done the same thing hundreds of times- and my mate growls at Seth.

Seth and my family's have always been close so when I was born 2 years after Seth both families were excited as Seths family the Conners had 3 boys and no girls while my parents only had Peace before me. My mom had a weak body and her doctor said that she couldn't have any more children after me and Mr. Conners died not long after Seth was born. It was like I had 2 mom's and Seth always thought of my family as his. My mom always had a thing for using nicknames among family and Mrs. Conners loves animals so I'm Bunny, Peace is Bear, Seth is Sloth, his other brothers are Nick who is called Tiger and Mike who is called Lion. We don't usually use our real names to talk to each other and because I'm the youngest the 3 brothers like to call me Bunbun sometimes.

"It's fine. Just some barking dogs. Why were you looking for me?" I ask having Seth put me down so I can walk.

"My mom wants you to come over. She told me to tell you but you weren't answering the phone so I got worried." He says grabbing my hand as we start to walk towards the trees.

"I'm cold give me your shirt." I say and he does. This isn't the first time I've asked him for it after shifting so he casually slips it over my head.

"You should have said so earlier. Don't forget what I told you before." He says flicking my forehead lovingly.

"I know, I know! Your shirts are my shirts I didn't forget. Speaking of which did you wash my clothes from last time?" I ask glancing at my mate out of the corner of my eye to see him staring at us with his hands clenched into fists.

"I forgot. Why, did you need them?" He asks as he playfully pokes my cheek with his free hand.

"No I just thought I'd steal half your bed tonight. I don't really need them if you didn't. I can just wear your clothes." I say pushing his hand away from my face.

I hear someone take a step as if he wants to come after us and for a moment I think I achieved my goal of anger my mate to the point of attacking but then I hear Seath say something that almost makes my choke.

"Bunny, those who don't know the truth would think we were dating. I recently came to the realization that the reason I can't find a girlfriend isn't that I'm ugly but that everyone thinks you're my girlfriend." He says with a small sigh. I turn to look at his face without stopping and my expression turns from one of relaxation to one of disgust.

"Seth!! Eww gross who would want to date you?" I say stepping away and wiping my hand that was holding his with the shirt I just stole. "When we were kids I always thought we were biological siblings. Dating you would be like dating Big Bear no it might even be worse." I add forgetting that there are other people around.

"I didn't say I wanted to! Why are you looking at me like that?! I felt like that too when my friends asked if we were going out. You look like a toad!" He says looking me up and down like I'm a peice of meat.

"What toad? I'm fucking adorable!" I say with wide eyes as I hold my cheeks in my hand to make a point.

"Nonesense! There are rats cuter than you." He says as he looks at me like I'm a crazy person.

"Do you believe me when I say that I'll hit you?" I ask calmly as I go full human and crack my nuckles taking a step towards him.

"If you dare to hit me I'll tell Tiger it was you who took his favorite earrings." Seth says threateningly as he points at me like he just won.

"Idiot. Is that supposed to be a threat? We both know second brother loves me too much to hit me. He might even beat you up instead to vent his anger." I say arrogantly. Seth opens and closes his mouth trying to refute but he knows what I said is true.

"You win. My cutest most adorable little sister I swear I didn't mean it!" He says humbly.

"Kneel peasant!" I say knowing he can't fight back anymore.

"Your Highness please spare this humble servant." Seth says pleadingly.

"Seeing as mom is waiting I won't make things difficult for you. Buy me the car I asked for and I won't complain to eldest brother that you called me a toad." I say waving my hand dismissively.

"How is that any different than an execution?! If mom finds out I let you drive she'll kill me." Seth says helplessly.

"Then I can just ask eldest brother to get it for me when I go to complain. We both know he'll give me anything I ask for. Mom couldn't bare to hit her precious eldest child and she isn't capable of being mad at me. Second bro will easily escape the beating because he's fast enough to run before mom even has a chance to react. It's fine you can go without a leg or two. I won't despise for being handicapped." I say patting his shoulder comfortingly.

"Does that mean you'll come to take care of me when I need help?" He asks feeling touched but it doesn't last long.

"I'm busy that day." I say immediately. Seth stands froze in shock as he stares at me like I just killed his pet. "What I meant to say was that I will definitely help you if I'm not busy." I say trying to save the situation.

We just stand staring at each other in silence and it's obvious that Seth isn't fooled by my quick change of words.

I cough awkwardly and turn to start walking into the forest. "Mom wanted me to go over right? I won't keep her waiting." I say before shifting to my fox form to run away shreading Seths shirt in the process.

"Hey! That was my shirt!" I hear him yell as I dart through the forest towards my house so I can get some clothes.

Only then do I remember my mate and his friend who were left behind. The Conners kids are all human but their mom is a werewolf who can't shift. She was chased out of her pack when she didn't shift on her birthday. Because she was a wolfless her kids can't take on the wolf gene. I don't know if my mate will do anything to Sloth but if he does then I don't even want to try being with him. I know Sloth can at least escape even if they fight. It's not an exaggeration to say that he's an expert when it comes to running away. It's one of the things me and him have in common. We both know how to run from our problems.

When I'm nearing the mansion a huge iron fence blocks my path. I walk along the fence to a small opening where I slip inside. There's a backdoor that I usually use when shifting. The fence isn't really there to keep people out it just marks the edge of the property so when we moved in my family cut out an archway at the back leading to the forest so we could run. It's big enough for 2 alpha wolves to walk in together if they squeeze together. I know that if my mate wants me he'll follow so I don't wait for him to catch up. I instead enter the building from a secret entrance. I run up to my room and start to put on new clothes after shifting back to human form. I don't pay special attention to my appearance. He already saw me naked so it doesn't matter.

After changing I walk downstairs to the living room and immediately notice the man standing awkwardly by the couch. I scoff and turn to the laundry room. I pick up a t-shirt and shorts that used to belong to my brother. I like to sleep in them usually so it's not weird to have them in the dryer. I walk back and toss the clothes at his face before walking into the kitchen to make some tea. I pour water into a mug and hold my hand over the top. My hand starts to glow faintly as the water heats up. I circulate my spirit energy through the water and it slowly heats to a boil. When I move my hand away I look up to see my mate looking at me in a daze. I only pause for a moment before reaching for the tea bags I just took out.

"Want some?" I ask realizing that he hasn't moved and is just watching me.

"S-sure." He stutters seemingly realizing that he has been staring.

I don't even glance at him as I reach for another mug and fill it with water. I hold my hand over the top for a few seconds and the water starts to boil so I put in a tea bag before grabbing both and walking towards the kitchen door. On the way past I hand the mug to my mate before sitting on the couch. I gently sip the tea as I pick up my phone. I stopped at the place I first shifted before coming here to get my things.

I open my contacts list and quickly find the one that says 'Second Mom'. I click on the video call option and set my mug on the coffee table as I hold up the phone to show my face. After a few rings the call is picked up and a beautiful woman appears on the screen and I smile the moment I see her.

"Hey Bunny! Happy birthday sweetie!" The beautiful woman says with a smile as she looks at me.

"Hey Mom! I wanted to come over but something came up last minute so I thought I should call you. I forgot to ask Sloth to tell you. I'm sorry!" I say apologetically.

"Oh, baby it's fine! You can just come to visit another time. You don't have to be sorry." Mrs. Conners says sweetly as she looks at me like I'm her own kid.

"I know but I feel bad. We usually celebrate together and you already made the cake." I say guiltily as I look at the woman who took me in when I had nowhere else to go. My second mother.

"Don't feel bad! We can eat the cake another day. It's not like it will spoil if we don't eat it right now. Ok ok you go deal with whatever you need to and I'll go scold my youngest for being a freeloader. I love you Bunny. Never forget your my daughter from another womb. Mwah call me if you need anything. Bye bye." Mrs Conners says before hanging up.

I slowly set down the phone and pour the rest of my tea down my throat before turning to face my mate who's been staring at me from across the room for a while now.

"What?" I ask in annoyance.

"Why can't you just accept me?" My mate asks sadly as he looks at me with love in his eyes.

"I don't want to die." I say softly as I look away from him.

"Why would you die? We're mates! The goddess put us together for a reason. Why can't you just try to be with me?" He says walking to stand next to me.

"There are a lot of reasons I could die. You should know that foxes and wolves are different in many ways. Especially when it comes to mates. We foxes mate with only one person for life. I don't mean that in the sense of I mate with you then I can only love you and after you die I live alone till my death. The moment your heart stops I'll feel an overwhelming urge to kill myself. The second you stop loving me, I'll feel the urge to kill you and myself. After exactly 24 hours without hearing your voice, smelling your scent, or seeing your face I'll lose my mind wanting to find you but being unable to, as a result I'll kill myself. As a nine-tailed I could maybe last 3 days tops away from you relying on the remaining scent on my body. If I don't let myself leave this world with you my animal side takes over and goes berserk killing everything in sight. Mating with a fox means your life isn't just yours anymore. Every choice you make will directly impact me. You have to constantly think about how your decision may make my heart literally stop beating. You could come home one day to find my corpse because you bumped shoulders with a woman and your arm accidentally brushed against her chest. 1 week every month you can't leave our bedroom because I'll go into heat and the only way to cool my body is sex if you leave me alone at that time my body will get so hot I explode in the literal sense. I guarantee every time we go out together and another race realizes what I am you'll get mocked for being tricked by a fox. We have a bad reputation so it's understandable that most people don't trust us but the thing I hate most is being treated as a liar. So no, no I can't just 'try' to be with you! It doesn't work like that. Choosing to mate with you is trusting you with my life and I don't trust you." I explain in annoyance before walking towards the stairs to go to my room.

I don't want to push him away. He is my fated mate after all but for some reason every time I see his face I feel like running. I'm afraid. Not just that I'll die but also that I'll cause problems. All I bring is trouble so I can only try to scare him away.

-

The next day.

I slowly open my eyes and look around only to realize that I fell asleep in my brothers room.

"Good morning Brother." I say softly as I look at a picture frame sitting on the nightstand. It's a photo of me and Peace at an amusement park when I was 5.

I slowly sit up and walk to my bedroom next door. I take a warm shower and walk to my closet where I pick a light blue dress with checkered Vans. I put on light makeup and a cropped white hoodie that has bunny ears before grabbing my bag and running downstairs. I grab an apple and an energy drink before walking to the door ready to leave. I look over at the same family photo and sad smile appears on my face.

"I'm leaving Mommy, Daddy, Big Brother." I say before walking out of the house. I pause at the gate when I see a car parked at the entrance. The window rolls down to reveal the smiling face of my mate in the driver's seat.

"Bunny~ I'll drive you to school." He says pleadingly.

"Don't call me that. My name is Hope." I say in annoyance before turning to walk towards that school.

"Ok then Hope, I'll drive you to school." He says again driving slowly next to me as I walk.

"Not interested." I say continuing to walk as I open my drink and bite my apple.

"Then I'll just keep calling you Bunny. Tell me about your life Bunny. Why does your family call you that and why do you not live with them?" He asks curiously.

I glance at him out of the corner of my eye before slowing to a stop. He immediately stops the car next to me and waits patiently for the answer.

I slowly walk to the passenger seat and sit down. My mate starts to drive while peaking at me from time to time.

"Before I was born my mother and a woman called Mrs. Conners became best friends through my father and Mr. Conners introduction. Mrs. Conners loves animals to an extream and she wanted to name her first son after an animal but her husband didn't let her. My mother thought that since the families were so close they should have some way to prove the deep friendship. Thus was born Mike Taylor Conners who was known as Lion to the 2 families. My mom felt like she was a failure of a friend to not have a daughter to marry him in the future so she got pregnant. However it was too late because the Conners family was about to have a second child. His name is Nick Tyler Conners known to the family as Tiger. Finally my mom had her first child and made peace with the fact that he was a boy. She and my father named him Peace Summer Foxy know to the family as Bear. A few years later Mrs. Conners got pregnant and gave birth to her last son who you met before. Seth Titan Conners known to us as Sloth. 2 years after that my mother got pregnant with me and gave birth. I was her last hope of having a daughter as she was already too old at the time. When I was born they named me Hope Winter Foxy known to the family as Bunny or Bunbun because I'm the youngest. When I was almost 8 my parents and brother all died in an accident. My father could have escaped but my mother was on her deathbed. He was a fox so he chose to die holding her in his arms. My brother lost both his legs so he couldn't run. I was small and fast so I could easily get away. After the incident Mrs. Conners adopted me. Her husband died not long after Sloth was born so I never got to meet him but Mrs. Conners is like my second mom so that's what I call her. She was the woman I was talking to yesterday. I'm the only living descendant of the Foxy Clan or I would have just let myself die with my brother back then. Actually if I died he would be the one to escape. He saved me even though he knew it would cost him his life. He didn't blame me for it. In fact the last thing he told me was that he loves me. I don't blame my dad for dying with his mate nor do I blame myself for leaving them behind. I did what was best for my clan and that's what a Foxy is supposed to do. We're taught as children that the interests of the Clan come before our own feelings. I did what any Foxy would have in that situation. Everything I said before about mating as a fox is true but there are some things I never told you. There is a way for me to except you as a mate but I don't know what will happen afterwards." I explain glancing at my mate out of the corner of my eye.

"As long as I don't lose you it doesn't matter what happens to me." He says as we pull up to the school.

"Come over later and we can see how it goes." I say before getting out of the car and dissapearing into the crowd.