I sighed as my captor led me through the forest, always ensuring that I was behind him. Something about the way he kept glaring at nee was, ominous. There was a certain depth in his glare, out wasn't just a look of dominance, there was something I couldn't be for sure of. A certain soul piercing sharpness that expressed, something dark. I wasn't certain, but it deemed like hate.

He wasn't exactly the friendliest wolf. He never offered to talk, aside from the occasional grunt of disapproval he shout me when I would ask something. Even light conversation seemed far fetched for him. I tried my best to be polite, but it just didn't seem to work.

"You could at least have the courtesy to tell me your name," I argued to yet another angry grunt.,

"Why can't te just stay quiet," he barked.

"Why can't te be nice to me. te attacked me, and nearly killed me, and despite that I'm still being nice to you," I shouted. It wasn't until after I detto it that I realized what I had done.

"Oh god I'm so sor-"

"Hutch," he interrupted. I was just surprised I wasn't dead yet.

"What," I asked in disbelief.

"My name is Hutch," he detto again. I smokes and nodded my head.

I wanted to see how much più I could get from him, but I figured I had detto enough, and so I remained quiet. Which was probably in my best intentions. It hadn't been too long after learning his name that we came across a small clearing filled with several Lupi who were sitting around talking casually, until they saw us.

Everyone fell silent as we approached. As we walked da I heard a few gasps and whispers throughout the crowd. I didn't know what they were saying, I probably didn't want to know.

I wanted to talk to them, but I figured that Hutch would have disapproved of it. The secondo I would have opened my mouth he would have been forcing me to be quiet. And judging da the stares I was receiving, they probably wouldn't have spoke back anyway.

Once passed the clearing we came upon a rock path leading up the side of a mountain. At the superiore, in alto was a tana, den where two Lupi sat side da side starring off into the distance. They were an older couple, probably a couple years older than I was.

The female sat to the right of the male, leaning her head warmly on his shoulder. I felt a strong pain in my stomach seeing this and I cringed in pain. It wasn't a normal physical pain, but più of an emotional pain, like it was a vague memory that I had lost. If it was that painful, I didn't want to remember it.

Her bright, golden pelliccia contrasted heavily against his dark grey, making her stand out brightly. She must've heard us coming because she nudged the male and her let out a sigh. They both turned to see us, causing frowns to shoot over their faces, they obviously weren't happy to see me.

"Sir, I found this trespasser out da the hunting grounds. He had the build of an alpha and claims he has no memory, but I don't trust him. I brought him here for your evaluation," Hutch detto in a tone of respect. The old make grunted and walked over to me, looking over it carefully.

"What is your name," he asked me.

"His name it's Blackjack sir," Hutch barked.

"Hutch I'm sure if he is an alpha he can speak for himself, now, where are te from," he asked. I shrugged nervously, unsure of how to respond.

"I-I don't know, I can't remember," I detto finally. He looked looked me suspiciously for a moment and then looked at the superiore, in alto of my head as if he saw something.

"Eve, come here for a moment please," he detto calmly. The female nodded and walked over to his side as he motioned to my head. She looked for a moment and let out a satisfied hum.

"He's definitely not lying," she detto ad the male nodded, obviously confirming some suspicion he had.

"Very well. dato the current state te are in as well as o shortage of help, te may stay here if te like. If so, I will have Candu mostra te around and help te until te regain your memory," a huge sigh of relief flooded over my body at his offer. I was extremely grateful that he was being nicer than Hutch was, although Hutch wasn't happy at all with that idea. Just then a very short black and grey walked from the tana, den with some herbs around his side.

"Candu, just the lupo I wanted to see. This is Blackjack, he will be starting with us for a while, I would very much appreciate it if te would mostra him around, I need to have a little talk with Hutch,"

"Sure thing Winston, come on Blackjack," Candu detto enthusiastically as he basically pulled me away from the group.

"Well you're energetic," I joked.

"Trust me, te don't want to be around for that conversation," he laughed back.

"You know I'm really glad te are being nicer than what Hutch was,"

"Well, Hutch isn't really that bad of a guy, he just doesn't like outsiders all that much. It's kind of a long and personal story that not a lot of the Lupi in the pack know. te seem pretty cool, and Hutch would kill the both of us if I told you,"

"That's alright, te can keep that one for yourself," it felt good to have made a friend. Candu was really nice, and he had a good sense of humor, and being short sure didn't slow him down any. Candu took me all around his packs territory and explained how his pack combined with another pack months earlier. It was a really touching story.

"So te really don't remember anything," he asked curiously. I shook my head honestly.

"Not a single thing. Aside from my name being Blackjack, and that I'm an alpha, whatever that means," I still wasn't sure about the whole alpha and omega thing.

"It's alight, you'll get it eventually. I'll teach te about it a little later, for now let's grab something to eat," my stomach growled in agreeance and he motioned for me to follow him. I started to realize that maybe this place wasn't as bad as I thought.

Meanwhile

"Hutch, te are going to have to learn to control yourself. I realize that what happened two years fa hurt you, believe me it hurt all of us, but not all Lupi are the same. te are going to give Blackjack a chance without question. Do I make myself clear," Winston detto with irritation heavy in his tone.

"Yes sir," I replied gritting my teeth.

"Good, then te are dismissed,"

I turned away from Winston and walked down the rock path in anger. There was an outsider in the pack, and I wasn't around to watch him. It infuriated me. Winston may have been forgiving, but in my eyes, Blackjack was no better than the piece of filth that ruined my life.

"You may be able to persuade the others, but I will never trust te Blackjack, not after, him,"