"Hey Sammy, the boss says we need to go do a patrol, bunch of campers tonight according to Ranger Wilkinson,".

I glanced over and saw the shaggy brunette we called Jason.

I nodded my head in acknowledgment and finished chewing my chicken dinner, "When are we heading out then?" I glanced at the clock, it was almost 7. Almost dark then.

"She wants us out before dark,".

I froze and slowly looked up, giving him a strong bitch-face.

Jason laughed at me and took off his shirt before shifting into his Rottweiler form and took off through the dog door.

I groaned and pushed my dinner away, knowing someone else would finish it, before shifting into my German Shepherd form, leaving my pile of clothes beside Jason's before running out the door after him.
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We walked along the edge of our smallish sized territory for hours. Chasing off the occasional curious hiker.

It was long past dark by now and we started to rely on our noses to guide us. I led the way with Jason panting obnoxiously behind me. I internally rolled my eyes and kept walking stealthily down the slightly worn-out path.

I stopped walking when the scent of many humans was on the path, Jason bumped into me, "What?" He huffed out looking around for a threat.

"There's human scent entering pack territory," I told him before running after it, I moved gracefully through the brush while Jason crashed noisily behind me.

The scent led all the way back to the pack house. It looked vacant inside, but that didn't stop me from bolting through the dog door. Jason followed.

I froze in the doorway, Jason nudged me aside with his muzzle and froze as well. There was an obvious sign of struggle all over the kitchen and a few dead human corpses.

I gave a silent whine and silently padded into the living-room with my tail and ears erect in caution.

My ears flattened, I let out a sad whine as Skinwalker blood hit my nose, I then saw the bodies of our pack mates. I ran towards each of them sniffing each wound until I came to the same conclusion. Silver.

Jason still lingered in the doorway looking at me hopefully, I shook my head and whined. I turned and darted upstairs, finally having noticed our pack alpha wasn't there.

Jason followed close behind.

I burst through the door to see our alpha, Aleece, sitting in her chair with a calm face, but her eyes screamed at me with mixed emotions.

A man stood behind her with a silver knife held mere centimeters away from her throat.

Guns cocked loudly behind the door and men stepped out from behind it, aiming at Jason and I.

I looked to Aleece for direction, I'm sure Jason did the same.

Her blonde hair covered half of her face, but her blue eyes looked at us sadly before she gave a slight nod. She grabbed the man's wrist and flipped him onto her desk, Jason and I attacked the other two men.

I knocked the man closest to me onto his back and tore into him.

It sounded like Jason was doing the same.

A strangled noise came from Aleece's direction and my attention focused on her, the knife was jammed into her chest. Her jaw was slack in shock and she gasped when he twisted it with a sadistic grin on his face.

The man I'd been attacking kicked me to the side and I slid into Aleece's desk.

As I rose back to my paws, I was kicked in the ribs, I felt multiple snaps as I saw Aleece's killer move towards Jason. I painstakingly got up and jumped on the man before he could hurt Jason.

He tossed me aside like I was nothing and stabbed my shoulder, I felt my flesh sizzle as I screeched.

Allowing Jason to become distracted and they shot him in the neck.

I wailed as he shifted back and fell. His naked body lying motionless and bleeding on the floor, my cry was cut off as I was muzzled.

"Looks like I'll get to train my new pet myself," was what Aleece's killer said as he collared me and dragged me out of the room.

I went limp and allowed myself fall unconscious.