The relief that washed through me when the hunters drove straight past us was an amazing feeling, it felt like a weight had been lifted off of my shoulders off of all of our shoulders. We were being given a chance to get to safety. To escape this nightmare we have been living through.

"Do we leave now?" I asked Lucas.

"I say we wait for a few hours, just to make sure ALL of the hunters have returned back to that hell." Alan answered me.

"I agree, wait until midnight before we go off again." Lucas responded while Wanda nodded her agreement. I can't say that I wanted to stay up in this tree for a minute longer but I couldn't argue with that logic. The logic that has been keeping us alive so far.

We fell back into a deep silence again, the danger of these hunters finding us causing fear to creep back into us making it appear as though today never even happened.

We watched and waited as the hunters kept traveling past us in there 4WD they were driving fast, kicking up dirt and sticks behind them. After a while they stopped driving by us but we were all still on edge, I don't know why but something felt wrong. I couldn't explain the feeling but I felt as though I should not leave this tree tonight.

It must just be the paranoia eating away at me.

Yeah... that's it.

Before I was ready for it the moon was at its peak in the sky, we were finally going to be getting out of this tree, I wanted to be able to move around and stretch. I however, still couldn't shake the feeling that it was a mistake to leave.

"Are we ready?" Alan asked. No one looked sure about being ready to leave this small sanctuary that we found, but we all nodded it was now or never and we all wanted to leave and find somewhere safe to stay.

We help Alan to stand slight so that Wanda could climb up onto his back and let them climb down first before Lucas and I did, It was feeling normal now to let my claws brake through, almost as if I was always able to do this. I think that by tomorrow night my wolf may be back completely and I will be able to shift.

That thought made me shudder with the memory of my first shift, it was so painful and it would be just as painful this time if not more because it has been so long since I have been able to shift.

"Which way do we go?" I asked as I looked around me, I knew we could turn around and go behind us that would lead us straight back to the hunter's den. But do we go straight ahead or left or right. I just couldn't remember what the lady told us.

"We keeping heading that way." Alan pointed in front of us. "Until we hit the hills and then, and then. I don't know we may go over the hills." He seemed sure of himself but I am not sure if he is right or not, there could be a good chance that he is right. I just can't be sure, this weird feeling was playing with my mind.

"Well let's get going then." Lucas spoke in his matter of fact tone, which meant get moving or get left behind.

Before we started running we all took a small dink of water and a bite or two out of a protein bar just to have something in our systems to give us the energy to be able to run. After that we started to run, a small jog at first just to get our bodies ready before we started running, there was no time for walking.

My lungs were burning as we ran further into the night I was struggling to keep up with the boys. I was slightly envious of Wanda, she was lucky to be able to be carried. But I wouldn't burden Lucas with that. We all know that Wanda has a very good reason to be carried, if could run just half as fast as us she would be running. I couldn't be jealous of her biological make-up that left her at a disadvantage when compared to us.

Lucas could tell that I was falling behind a little and slowed his pace down to meet mine, he would not leave me alone. We matched our pace running in sync with each other, our legs moving at the same time. Lucas looked relieved to slow down with me as well, I think he was pushing himself too much running faster then what he could handle.

We didn't have the stamina to run fast for a long time yet, Alan noticed this shortly after and slowed down too, and we were all running together keeping pace now.

We had been running all night now, and we had covered more ground then we all thought that we would, we were just about to reach the hills. We thought that it would take us another day to reach here. But when reached the hills we realised that they weren't hills but mountains.

We were meant to climb them or just turn before we reached them? I could remember. I voiced that question to the others but they didn't know either.

We had a decision to make right now and we had to make it quickly as the sun was going to rise soon and there wasn't anywhere to hide close by us. The trees here were bare and small offering us no cover and no safety.

We needed to find cover soon, we were exhausted and knowing these hunters they would be out again now that the sun was starting to rise.

"What do we do?" I asked as I looked around our small group. Wanda looked just as scared as me and the boys were busy thinking, I could see the wheels turning in both of there minds. But they weren't coming up with any answers.

"Does anyone remember what we do from this point?" Alan asked only to receive a chorus of no's from all of us.

"What should we do, climb or go around it?" Wanda spoke up.

"I say climb." Alan spoke

"I say go around." Lucas spoke up, both males with different opinions at the moment.

"Why don't we take a vote?" I suggested looking around the feeling that something bad was about to happen was nagging me now at the back of my mind, we didn't have time for this we needed to make a decision now and get moving.

We need more distance between them and us.

"Do either of you want to go around?" Lucas asked looking at both Wanda and myself. She nodded yes but I took a moment to think about it, trying to reach out to my instincts to see if either option felt better.

"Luce?" Lucas asked when I didn't answer him.

I reached into myself, even reaching out to the wolf to guide me, hoping that she may have an answer for me. I took a deep breath before I spoke hoping that this would be the right decision. "I say we go around the mountain." I saw the disappointment on Alan's face he believed that we should climb it, and I mean if he really wanted to he could go off without us, he could make it on his own. I believed in that completely.

Alan sighed before motioning for us all to start running around the mountain towards the left. Either way we went there was no cover, we would be running throughout the day which could wind up being very dangerous for us. Especially since we were all extremely tired.

We had been running for around an hour or so when we had to stop again, we all needed a breather. And something to eat and drink, we were starting to run low on water now.

We sat down on some rocks and I relaxed for a moment once I had finished eating. "Goddess I would kill for some real food right now." I sighed as I pulled my knees up and put my head on them.

"I would too." Lucas chuckled sightly.

"Same here!" Wanda raised her bottle of water on the air as Alan just gave us all a laughing "MmmHmm." As he shook his head at us.

We decided to stay here for a few minutes, we needed to regain some energy before we took off running towards safety again. I just hope that we reach it soon. I don't want to spend the rest of my life running from these monsters. I want to find a home, my home. Although I don't know if I could ever go back there without Jordan and Conner, it wouldn't feel right being there without them.

They were what made it feel like home as I didn't go around our pack much I was shy around other wolves, ashamed that our parents left us on our own at such a young age. I didn't want to hear what the other wolves whispered about us.

Jordan and Conner would however go down and socialise with the pack, I was just too scared to. I had a confidence about myself but only around my brothers.

I was so lost in my thoughts about the old days, the happier days that I almost missed it. A whistle, it sounded almost like a bird but I knew it wasn't. It was them somehow they had found us, they had tracked us but we could hear better now. They were close but we had a small chance to outrun them.

We got up quickly fear present in all of our eyes. We scrambled to our feet, Wanda jumped on Alan's back before he even gave her the option too, and Lucas grabbed my arm and pulled me forward taking off in a mad sprint. We left everything behind the, bags of food and water, which was now more like bags of rubbish and a little bit of water.

How did they find us? I couldn't get that question out of my head, but then again we didn't really cover our tracks. We didn't even think about covering our tracks. Did we lead them right to us?

My mind was running just as fast as my body was. Would they catch up to us? I surely do hope not. I want to live, I need to live its what Jordan and Conner both wanted for me.

We were having trouble running around the mountain, we may just be at the base of it but it was rocky and we were slipping over rocks slightly, I just hope that it meant it would be even more difficult for the hunters to reach us.

My one fear was that they were in there cars again and that would give them an advantage over us, one that would surely see us dead or captured again. I could hear them gaining on us and it only spurred us to run faster. We were putting distance between where we were held and where we hope a pack is but that means nothing if they catch up to us.

We needed a miracle at the minute we couldn't keep running forever no matter how much adrenaline was running and pumping through our veins.

As we were running I made the mistake of looking behind us and figuring out what the noise was. They were gaining on us some were in weird things that looked like smaller cars, although they had no doors and no roof. They were small enough for them to drive safely through this rocky area.

"GO!" I shouted to Alan, I knew he was holding himself back, he could move faster even with Wanda on his back. At this moment I knew we made the right decision not climbing the mountain, we would trip and fall trying to climb and they would be able to drive up in those small car things.

"NO!" Alan yelled back slowing his pace to grab my hand in one of his and grabbing Lucas with his other hand. He pulled us forward with his speed and strength it felt just the world was moving beneath our feet. It felt surreal to me, not natural but I wouldn't say a thing right now. His help was putting more distance between us and he was literally dragging us towards safety. Without him would be captured.

He was risking himself to save all of us. We kept our legs moving as I noticed that it was giving him momentum. It was as though we would push him forward and he would pull us. A give and take type of situation.

The sun was moving throughout the sky, it was midday maybe just after. We were exhausted but I noticed something. "Stop." I whispered.

"Why?" Lucas asked as the three of them looked at me in confusion.

"They have stopped following us." I was barely able to breathe out.

They all looked around realising I was right. The hunters had stopped following us, Alan was able to put more distance between us but they were still following us. Now, they weren't. They had all stopped, I could see them in the distance.

They would not go any further. What would stop them from chasing us? From killing or torturing us?

It hit me, it was like a light blub went off in my head, we must be near a pack or even on pack lands. That was the only logically reason I could think of that would stop them from coming after us.

We all took a moment to catch our breath as we watched them, never taking our eyes off them. We would not give them the chance to blind sight us.

"We keep running." Lucas wheezed out as he was still struggling to catch his breath.

"I agree." I nodded bent over with my hands on my knees. As much as I wanted to collapse on the ground we had to keep going.

We were so close now.

Safety was in our reach, I could taste it on my tongue, and they wouldn't be able to get us when we reach a pack.

We started to run again only this time slower since Wanda was running with us, giving Alan a break. We ran until the moon set taking only small breaks. I needed water, we all did but there was nothing in sight. We had to go without it for a while longer.

We were not willing to stop and search we were all too scared that they would somehow turn up behind us the moment we strayed from our plan of safety.

I was beginning to feel as though there was no pack around here and that there was something worse that the hunters were afraid of, I was about to give up all hope as the moon was now in the sky.

That was until I heard them; I heard the howls of wolves.

I smiled a real smile, this was it we had finally made it. I stopped falling to the ground, as did the others. We would be safe here.

And soon enough they appeared wolves were surrounding us, some in skin some in wolf form.

"Who are you and why are you here?" One growled out.

Some were asking questions such as were we rogues? Were we here to kill them, but mainly they, just like the wolf who spoke before just wanted to know who we were and if they were in danger.

I couldn't answer him or them though I was just too exhausted to find my words and I was just happy to know that we were safe from the hunters.

But that doesn't mean that we will be safe from these wolves.

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Okay, okay, I know that this was a bit of a bland and boring chapter I just wasn't feeling it while I was writing it but at least it is here and done.

Next chapter we will meet the pack that they have just stumbled upon things are really going to start moving soon. There will be some time jumps coming up, but don't worry I will let you all know how much time has passed.

Anyway enough of me. I hope you all enjoyed it and like it enough to keep reading.

Love all of you amazing people reading this book! you all mean the world to me.