All Night

I wait for the house to go quiet, only footsteps are from the wolves on patrol. Clicking open the hospital door I peek outside praying the corridor is empty.

*” Salvi said you were to stay in your room”*


The booming voice of a large male wolf comes from the right-hand side of the door. He must have been left to keep an eye on me.

“I know, I’m just having a bit of trouble sleeping in this bed I was going to go back to my own”


*” Salvi said you had to stay here “*

He’s determined in his words and I feel as though it will be difficult to convince him to let me go anywhere, I’m going to have to try bat my eyelashes a little but.

It's something I haven’t had to do since my time with Arlo, begging for food or something to eat or drink to help my mother.

“I know that I’m sure she wouldn’t mind however if you were to walk me there and wait outside that room instead what do you think?”

I stare up at him, doe-eyed and pleading. He seems to contemplate it for a second, his eyes flash over white for a second.

*” I linked Ivar, he said it’s okay for you to go to your room”*

“Thank you, would you be okay to walk me ?”

His hard face changes to a smoother more personable one.

*” I’d love to, do you have everything out of your room ?”*

“Yes there’s nothing in there of mine, I guess that’s why I couldn’t sleep”

I shut the door softly behind me and begin walking down the corridor, no real idea how I’m going to escape this guy let alone this house.

Once we reach my room he stands outside and resumes his position.

“Will you just stay out here all night?”

*” I will do what the luna and Alpha has asked”*

“Will you not get tired”


*” I will just do as I have been asked. I can sleep when you are awake”*

I've not seen him before but this guy sure is loyal.

“Just one more question before I got to sleep. Who are you to Salvi and Ivar?”

*“I am Salvi’s bodyguard”*

“Why does she need a bodyguard, she has Ivar ?”

I can’t work out why she would have a bodyguard I mean she is the Luna of a pack, she has every single one of them protecting her.

*” She does have Ivar, but he cannot be there all the time can he”*

“I guess you are right. Well, goodnight... Erm..”

*” Bjorn. My name is Bjorn”*


“Good Night Bjorn”

I close the door leaving him on the other side. Looking around the room it appears as though someone has been in here, everything is just off, things are not where I left them and the vibe in the room is odd.

Heading over to the window I can see its pitch black outside, there are a few figures hanging around the edge of the grass. The distance to the ground doesn’t look so high, the chances of me breaking a limb if I land wrong is pretty high.

I’m desperate to get out of here, with every second that passes I’m feeling more and more on edge with Salvi, my distrust for her is growing.

I grab a backpack from the well-stocked wardrobe and shove some clothes and other bits in there. I plan on travelling light, after all, I came here with nothing I might as well leave the same way.

As I’m rushing around the room I knock over my lamp, it crashes to the floor shattering and making a lot of noise in the place.

There are a couple of knocks on the door.

*” Sekreta, are you alright ?”*

I can feel the panic starting to rise, the last thing I want is for him to come in here.

“Yes. I knocked over my lamp when I was shaking the quilt to get into bed”


*” Do you need me to come and clean anything up?”*

“No no, it’s fine, I’ve got it. Thank you though”

I wait for a response but there is only silence, I guess that satisfied him. I head back over to the window and shimmy it open.

The drop to the ground is much higher than I thought, there is a drainpipe just to the right of the window. Deciding that my only option I climb out and begin to descend the pipe.

I end up making more noise than I had hoped luckily no one seems to have noticed. When my feet touch the ground I am more than thankful that my feet didn’t sleep and I didn’t crash land.

Staying close to the side of the house I edge towards the tree line, rounding the corner I see a light shining through the window. I know I shouldn’t look but it’s like I can’t help myself I can hear Salvi talking.

*” She is sleeping now, but you should have seen it, Dad. The way she lit up, she released a power unlike anything we have ever seen or read about”*

Dad?

I’m sure she just said Dad but our dad is dead, killed by Arlo on the day he attacked us all. She was talking to our dad that night and I heard her.

Why would she keep this from me, and why wouldn’t she tell me. I flashback to what I heard that night.

**We need her to trust us, at least until we know the true extent of her abilities**


Whatever Salvi has planned, she has seen my power now I can only assume she won’t require me.

Savea was right, we should have never trusted her, we should have gone with Artemis when she came across us the first time.

With that, I run into the tree line, into the darkness. The only thought that consumes me is the thought of getting away from her I run until my chest is tight even then I don’t stop.

I’ve been on the move for about an hour, I’ve been waiting to hear the sound of howling behind me. Someone is inevitably going to notice I’m missing, it’s only a matter of time and when they do they are not going to be happy.

As I continue on the weight of the bag begins to feel unbearable.

**We should shift Sekreta, we will get there faster**

“If we shift I cannot carry this bag, and we need it it has the book.”

**Take out the book tie it to your arm when you shift it will stay there **

“We won’t lose it ?”

**Not if you tie it tight now hurry**

I do as she says, chucking the bag to one side, ripping off my shirt and tying the book to my forearm. That’s when I hear it.

A growl louder than any I have ever heard, I can hear the thud of paws hitting the ground even from so far away.

**Sekreta! We need to shift now**

I do as she says and let my body take over while shifting into my wolf. The sound of my bones cracking is obsolete compared to the sound of whole trees breaking.

A few moments later we are back on the move, running faster than we ever have before.

**Sekreta. I know it’s going to be hard but you need to mask our scent. If they catch it doesn’t matter where we go they will catch up**

“You know I can only do that when I’m scared, I can’t just switch it on and off Savea”


** Well aren't you scared now if they catch us, they will throw it into a cold dark cell just like Arlo. Is that what you want?**

Nothing scared me more than the thought of being locked up once again. Focusing all my energy I imagine that my scent is gone, that has been absorbed by the air around us and drifted off.

**Your doing it Sekreta, just hold it **

The sound of growling and paws hitting the floor doesn’t stop, it feels as though we have been running for an hour. My body is getting more and more tired with each step, but the area around me gets more familiar.

We have been here before I know the area. I can see the spot where we took Artemis, the remnants of hers and Ryan's things are still scattered, they are very much looted by whoever has passed by but how could I forget it.

I keep running but my legs are getting tired and I can feel the pads of my paws are bleeding.

“Savea, shift back. Let me take over or you are going to do some serious damage, you know we can't heal ourselves”

**If we shift they might catch you**

“If we don’t shift they will catch us when our feet bleed out”


**Okay fine but you have to keep running**

“I will now shift”

We stop for a few moments the night sky now illuminating as the sun begins to rise.

“Damn.We have been running all night”

Shifting back I shove on the shirt and grip the book tightly. As we keep going the edge of the uncharted lands comes into view.

Just a few more steps and we are into territory that Ivar and Salvi cannot cross, at least not without consequences.

The trees behind me begin to shake, edging me to run faster.

*” STOP!*”

The sound of a male voice from in front of me brings me out of my concentration just for a second. A tall built man with mousy brown curls is coming towards me.

*” Miss you need to stop”*

All I want to do is cross the line, once I cross the line is safe. I ignore him running right past him and the people he's with.

He starts running towards me as I feel myself getting out of breath, my body about to give up on me. I cross the line just as he catches up on me.

My feet cross the threshold and I drop to the floor, tired, out of breath and on the verge of passing out.

*” Miss are you okay”*

I struggle to get any words out. As he crouches down to my level. Growling echoes from beyond the treeline.

*” Is someone chasing you, do you need help”*

I nod, still unable to speak, the sweat dripping off of me and my feet are in agony, the pain clouding my thoughts.

*” We will help you. Just calm down, you need to catch your breath. You’ve been running for a while right?”
One again words escape me and I can only manage a nod. The man looks around us and I can't see he’s motioning to the other people, it sounds as if I’m underwater. Seeing his lips moving but being unable to hear what he’s saying is putting me on edge.

He faces me again.

*” You look really pale, my friends and I are going to take you to a hospital okay”*

“NO”


*” No hospital but you need it. Who are you running from?”*

I breathe deeply and I feel nothing but pain causing me to try to cry out with pain and fall backwards onto the ground, but I don’t let go of the book.

**Sekreta, you need to calm down. You are overloading. Your panicking and you are tired, but if you don’t try to get it under control your powers are going to overload. Just breathe**

I’m trying to take her words on board but it's a struggle, everything around me is just too much to take in. The man scoops me off the floor and begins to carry me toward a car, I want to protest but I’m too tired.

Once in the car he covers me with a blanket and I suddenly feel my cheeks go red as I remember that I’m not wearing anything on my bottom half, How is it I can be on the verge of passing out and still feel embarrassed.

The car starts moving and I try to sit up struggling to push myself up in the seat.

*” Hey hey, stop lay back down I’m going to get you help*”


I do as he instructs, it did feel better when I wasn’t moving, I feel myself drifting off. The man keeps talking to me, asking me questions but I can’t answer.

*” No no come on you need to stay awake”*

He pats me lightly on the cheeks forcing my eyes to open again.

*” Tell me what you were running from or who you were running too”*

My eyelids begin to droop again, It is too hard to fight it as my body shuts down in a bit to recuperate I manage to push out one word.

"ARTEMIS”




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*A/N
Thank you so much for reading.
I hope you are enjoying the story so far. *