New! AN: Okay, so I've edited this story. A lot. My god, I couldn't spell. Lols. Okay, so enjoy.

AN: Okay, so I've had this on the computer for a while and I thought I might as well put it on here. Hope it's good. BTW it all happens quickly. And it mentions and includes rape. If you don't like that, don't read it. Please no flames.

Quick summary: This is set after Stolen. It's years after and Elena and Clay had the twins, just like in Broken, except the rest of The Otherworld stories hasn't happened. Logan and Katherine are 18. Okay, here we go...

I ran through the forest, trying to ignore the burn of my lungs or my pounding heart. I could hear it's paws pound as it chased me. I ducked under a branch and kept running, as hard and as frickin' fast as I could.

That's when I saw it. My haven. A house straight ahead. I let out a strangled noise and ran even faster. The animal behind me sped up, running in a straight line now, no longer taunting me. I burst through the edge of the forest and kept on running until I reached the door. I slammed into it hard, knocking none existent air from my lungs. I started banging on it hard, making my hand throb in revolt.

I heard footsteps and people grumbling but I glanced behind me at the forest. All I could see were two green eyes of the wolf that has been chasing me for weeks. They slowly disappeared and I all but cried in relief. The door flew open and a blonde woman was stood there with a scowl on her face.

I stepped forward slowly and then collapsed. My world going dark.

I slowly opened my eyes and groaned. Ow. My whole body burns. Obviously I've felt worse, but still. I rubbed the weariness from my eyes and glanced around. My heart stopped in my chest before restarting painfully. All I could see was metal bars.

I jumped up, ignoring the pain. I threw myself at the bars and tried to bend them, break them, something. Anything to get free.

"NO!" I cried, "Not again." When the bars didn't move I started stalking around, scratching my arms absently. I was pacing round a small cage that only had a thin mattress and toilet in it. There were scratches and gouges everywhere. Obviously an animal had been shut in here, just like me.

I heard a door open and then footsteps. Three sets. My head snapped up and I glared at the new comers. The woman from before was there, along with a tall blonde guy who looked as if he could kill me in a second. The last guy was tall and had dark brown hair, there was an authoritive air around him. It screamed Alpha.

"Let me out," I growled at them, still pacing.

"Who are you?" the Alpha asked.

I glared at them and answered, "A girl." I rolled my shoulders as all my muscles spasmed painfully.

They ignored my sarcasm and the woman asked, "What's your name?"

I scratched my other arm. "Andy."

"I'm Jeremy. And this is Clay and Elena," Alpha said. I ignored it and carried on stalking.

"Will you stop stalking around," Clay snarled, tensing up as if to pounce.

I growled at him. "I don't like cages," I managed to say.

"You've been in one before?" Elena asked.

I nodded and started scratching my face. I was itchy everywhere and I could feel the muscles in my leg spasming. Not a good thing. I looked over at Elena to see and excited look on her face. I frowned at her.

"Why are you so excited?" I asked, instantly regretting it. Curiosity always kills the cat. Or in this case the wolf.

She gave me a hopeful smile. "Do you have blackouts? Paranoia? Headaches?"

I snorted. "Yeah, but not for the reasons you think." Blackouts from hunger, headaches from hunger and paranoia for the very obvious reason as to why I was running in the first place.

She frowned, her grin fading away. "Damn. I thought there might be another one."

That's when I took a deep breath, smelling the air. Wolves. All of them. I slowly backed away from them and walked to the furthest part of the cage.

"At least it knows it's place," Clay muttered. I glared at him but ignored it.

"You a wolf?" I asked Elena. She nodded. "How?"

She pointed at Clay. "We were together when I was human. He bit me and here we are, twenty odd years later. You?"

I shrugged. Rubbing a hand over my face, I rolled my shoulders. I could feel it. The Change. Just underneath the skin, bursting to be set free.

"We can help you," Jeremy said quietly.

"Yeah, by letting me out of this fucking cage," I snapped.

"Jeremy, you should let her out," Elena whispered quietly in his ear, probably thinking I couldn't hear it.

I nodded. "Yeah, you should. I like that idea exceptionally." I walked up closer to them and lent through the bars. "Let me out." Clay shuffled closer to Elena and Jeremy. I grinned at him, baring my teeth. He growled at me and went to step closer but Elena placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Promise not to run away," Jeremy said.

I thought about for a minute then nodded. "Fine. As long as I can wash up and have some food. I haven't eaten for a REALLY long time."

Jeremy frowned slightly, but unlocked the cage. I slowly stepped out of it and everyone tensed. I covered my smile and asked where the bathroom was.

"Oh right, I'll show you," Elena said. She turned her back on me and started walking up the stairs. I stared at her with raised eyebrows. She turned her back on me? Really? That's when I realized Clay and Jeremy were behind me. Ah. That makes more sense.

I followed Elena up and squinted when the light hit my eyes. Damn, what time was it? I glanced at a clock and saw that it was noon in a few hours. That's why it was so light. Elena led me up another set of stairs and I stared around in awe. This place is awesome. It was light and the furniture was dark colour and it was just...amazing.

We walked up the stairs and I only heard one set of footsteps behind me. I glanced behind me to see only Clay there. I frowned slightly and carried on walking. Elena stopped in front a door and turned round to face me.

"Okay, so everything you need should be in there, if not I'll be right outside the door," she explained. I nodded and walked in.

I stared at the shower and smiled. It had been a really long time since I'd washed. I turned it on and then stripped down the rags that used to be my clothes. I stepped under and sighed in relief. I scrubbed at the blood (my kidnapper's, plus a bit of my own), the mud and leaves that were on my skin until it was red. I untangled my brown hair and pulled leaves and twigs out of it. I washed it with shampoo and conditioner. Twice.

Once I was clean I simply stood under the water. What were the chances that I would run straight to a house full of wolves? Very high apparently, seeing as I did.

The relief I felt was so immense that a few tears spilled over. I had been chased all over the country by him. He had tried to rape me. He had turned me into this...monster. I had been trapped in a cage for who knows how long.

I slid down and bought my knees to my chest. I wrapped my arms round them and rested my head on my knees. The tears came faster and sobs wracked through my whole body.

I'd been brave and strong ever since I'd woken up in that cage. I hadn't once cried. Not when I first Changed. Not when he came back. Not for the past few weeks. Not even when he tried to rape me.

Everything suddenly came rushing at me and I cried for who knows how long.

I faintly heard the door open and someone shut off the water and wrapped me in a towel. I glanced up through watery eyes to see Elena's blurry image.

"C'mon, let's get you in some clothes," she said nervously. I nodded faintly and stood up on wobbly legs. She wrapped an arm round me and I tugged the towel closer. She led me out and showed me to a room that was pink and flowery. I frowned and glanced about. "Yeah, I know. Don't say anything. Jeremy decorated it."

I nodded and sat on the edge of the bed. Elena walked over to a closet and pulled out a top and some jeans. "I'm not sure if these will fit you but it's better than nothing."

I nodded again and she handed them to me. She walked out the room and left me to get changed. I quickly dried off and pulled the clothes on. I rubbed my face before crawling into the bed. I curled up in the middle and just sat there. Staring at the wall.

"Andy?" Elena's voice said through the door. "Are you dressed?" When I didn't reply she opened the door and I heard her footsteps as she padded towards the bed. I felt the bed sink a bit when she sat on the edge. "Andy, are you alright?"

"No," I croaked.

"Do you want to...talk about it?" she asked hesitantly. I could almost feel her nerves. She didn't like talking. I didn't either so I shook my head and I felt her relief. "Thank God. No offence but I'm shit with the whole emotions thing."

I chuckled slightly. "I know what you mean," I managed to say. I turned round slowly to face her. "Does it ever get better?"

She looked thoughtful for a minute before nodding slowly. "Yeah. It does. Not easy though. There are a lot of hard times, but it does get better."

I smiled slightly through my tears before wiping them away and sitting up. I shook myself lightly. "Okay. Sorry. I've just been through...a lot."

She smiled at me. "That's okay. Listen we have food downstairs." I stood up and all but ran out the door. She laughed and stood up. She led me downstairs and into a really bright room. Normally I would look around but my gaze was focused on the table. It was piled with so much food I thought it would break.

Elena sat down and Clay walked in and sat down next to her. He glared at me but started eating the food. I felt a hand on my shoulder and I jumped. I spun around to see Jeremy. He looked at me and motioned towards the food, "Help yourself."

I sat down and tried to restrain myself from eating messily. But when I saw how Clay was eating I thought 'screw manners'. I ignored the utensils and grabbed the pancake with my hands. In a few minutes I had eaten about twenty. Next I grabbed about five sausages and six rashers of bacon. I ate four slices of toast and three fried eggs. I drank about a pint of orange juice and then ate some more eggs.

Just as I was about to eat another sausage I realized that the others had all stopped eating and were staring at me. "What?" I said through a mouthful of sausage.

Elena elbowed Clay and gave Jeremy a look. They both instantly started eating again and Elena gave me a warm smile. I shrugged and carried on eating.

Half an hour and eight more sausages, three more pieces of toast and a pile of tomatoes, mushrooms and scrambled eggs later, I was finally full and sat back and rubbed my belly.

"When was the last time you ate?" Jeremy asked me. I thought back.

"Um, nearly a month ago, I think," I said. "Not including the Smarties I ate about a week ago."

"A month?" Elena asked. I nodded and then eyed the last piece of bacon. I snatched it and chewed on it.

"I think you need to explain everything," Jeremy said as he stood and started cleaning away the plates.

I frowned. "Why?"

"Well, if we're going to help you then we need to know what happened," he explained slowly. He walked out and then came back in without a pile of plates. He sat back down and they all stared at me, waiting for me to start. I didn't really want their help, but I needed it. Whether they would though is a whole other question.

"Where should I start?" I asked.

"The beginning, preferably," Clay said.

I glared at him and then looked down at my hands. "I'm not sure how long ago it was. I was out camping with a bunch of my friends. We were taking a break and relaxing after doing our GCSE's. Everyone had gone to bed and I was sat at the campfire, roasting marshmallows. When I looked up I saw a wolf by the edge of the forest. I stayed completely silent as it walked towards me. It circled round me and sniffed before sitting next to me. I slowly reached out and touched it. It leant into my hand and stole my marshmallows. I fell asleep a little while later while leaning against it. When I woke back up I was laying down on a mattress. I was in a cage and I had a serious fever and bite marks on my wrist.

"There was a guy sat in a chair and he just watched me, not saying anything. He would disappear every now and then. He never gave me food or water. I'm not actually sure how I survived. I had seizures, hallucinations and my bones kept breaking and shifting. Anyway, about a week later, I think, I started Changing. I had no idea what was going on, but I figured it out when I changed into a wolf. A few days later I'd Changed back and he was going on about 'There's another' and 'Not alone'. He left and I was curled up on the mattress for ages. When he came back in he opened up the cage and s-started taking off his trousers. He had a hard on and t-tried to r-rape me. Saying I smelled like a bitch in heat or something. I managed to get the upper hand and knocked him unconscious. I ran out and realized I was in America. I'm originally from England.

"Anyway, I ran out, he woke up and followed me. I've been running for about two weeks. I've been staying in parks and abandoned houses. I was too scared to go to the police or into human society. In case I hurt someone.

"So, last night I was on a bench, lightly sleeping when I heard a soft growl. I'm not sure where I was, but obviously it was somewhere near here. Anyway, I recognized it as his, so I got up and started running. He taunted me, got close enough that I could feel his breath on the back of my calves, then back away until I could barely hear him. It scared me to death. Then as I was running through the forest I came across your house. I ran as fast as I could and then he realized there was a house so he stopped taunting me and ran straight. I managed to get out the tree's and sprinted to your door. The last I saw of him were his eyes before he disappeared. And then you guys generally know what happened since."

It was silent for a minute and I shoved my hand through my hair. "What did he look like?" Jeremy asked finally.

I frowned and rubbed my forehead. "Um, tall, about 6'2". Dark reddish hair. Old. About, well okay he was about 30. He has a crooked nose and a birth mark just above his right eyebrow. Although it kind of seemed like it disappeared every now and then. Yellow/green eyes and dark skin. And there was a slight Spanish accent when he talked. It was brief when he did talk, but it was there."

"That's descriptive for a...um, how old are you?" Elena asked as if it just dawned on her.

"Fifteen," I said as I scratched the back of my head.

"I thought you said you had just finished your GCSE's?" Clay asked, narrowing his eyes.

"I did. I got bumped up a year," I explained. Damn I was really itchy. Everywhere.

"When was the last time you Changed?" Elena asked.

I shrugged. "I'm not sure. A week or two?"

Elena shook her head and sighed. "You really should Change before we do anything else."

Jeremy nodded. "Agreed. When was the last time you two Changed?" he asked Clay and Elena.

"Last week," both of them answered.

"Same. This calls for a group run," Jeremy said slowly. Elena beamed and Clay smiled slightly. Jeremy's mouth twitched lightly and I guess that's as close as he ever gets to smiling.

I frowned at all of them and glanced out the window. I shivered at the thought of going out into the woods again.

"You'll be okay," Elena said lightly.

Everyone stood up and I regrettably followed. Jeremy addressed Elena as we all walked outside. "You can pick up his scent while we're there." Elena nodded and grabbed Clay's hand. They both smiled at each other and I could see their love for the other clearly in their eyes. I looked away and looked down at the ground as we all headed towards the forest. Just before I walked fully into the forest I paused and took a deep breath. I could practically taste the forest on my tongue.

Part of me was excited to be going for a run. Another part of me was terrified about Changing. I'd only done it twice and the second time was worse than the first. Then again I was still in the cage and terrified of what was going to happen to me. Obviously I didn't show it outwards, but still.

"It'll be fine," Elena said reassuringly. I nodded and walked forwards. I could feel the itchiness everywhere. Every time I move I can feel a ball forming in my stomach, becoming tighter and tighter.

As we walked everyone started stripping and I covered my eyes when the guys started. I was still walking though so I went straight into a tree. Ow.

I heard a few chuckles and then footsteps walking away. When I reopened my eyes Elena was stood above me. She smiled down at me. "Come on. You'll get used to it after a while."

I shook my head and stood up. I doubt I'll get used to it. Ever. I stood awkwardly as she started to strip. I averted my eyes. "Listen, unless you want the hassle of getting out of ripped clothes when you're a wolf and ruining perfectly clothes, then I would take them off."

I sighed but did as she said. Damn this is awkward. We're both naked and now she's walking off. "See you in wolf form!" She waved before walking through a thicket. She stopped a few meters away and then I could hear laboured breath.

I turned and walked a few meters away, giving her some privacy. I bent down on the ground and got on all fours. Okay, if I'm going to do this, I'm going to make it as easy as possible.

Ten minutes later I was still on all fours in human form. I couldn't relax and let the Change take over. I heard a bush rustle near me and a blonde snout poked out. I growled and it backed away with a whine, but stayed in the bush.

I groaned and tried to relax. Okay, I'll think about something else. I'll think about...um...damn my minds gone black. Hey! That's a good thing! Ha!

I felt my skin stretch. I felt the pain and I tried to ignore it as much as I could. My muscles tensed and relaxed and then started twisting and untwisting. Sweat started pouring off me and my breathing became laboured.

Then my bones broke and shifted and changed, my skull cracked and changed, my ears moved. Fur sprouted everywhere and my tailbone grew.

Then it was over and I was laying, panting on the ground. The bushes shifted again and the light blonde snout poked back out again. I let out a whine, trying to say that I'm finished.

A light gold wolf slowly sauntered out and walked slowly over to me. I sniffed and smelled Elena. I looked around and revelled in the difference from when I had human eyes. There were whole new colours that weren't even on the spectrum in human form.

Elena came up to me and made a show of sniffing me. Then she nudged my head and bit my ear lightly. I smiled, well tried to, and let my tongue hang out. I slowly stood up and wobbled lightly, trying to get used to four legs.

I got my balance and took a few steps when something pounced on my back. I twisted round and before I knew what happened I had my jaw round its neck. I looked down to see a slightly darker blonde wolf. I heard someone enter the small clearing and then it went completely silent. I growled before letting go of its throat. I took a sniff and realized it was Clay. Holy crap!

I just pinned Clay! I glanced at Elena and saw her rolling on the ground barking and yapping. just to her right was a pitch black wolf. I took this to be Jeremy. I bent my head lightly and backed away, my tail between my legs.

Clay growled and stood up before stalking off. Elena stood up and looked at me. I could see the amusement in her eyes. She barked once and then went after Clay. I looked towards Jeremy and he walked over and nudged my hind legs with his muzzle, urging me to follow them.

I did as told and slowly ran after Clay and Elena. I could hear Jeremy beside me and I dropped back slightly, letting him take the lead. We soon caught up with Clay and Elena. They were play fighting and Clay got the upper hand.

Jeremy growled lightly and they both stopped what they were doing and stood up straight. Elena was bouncing lightly on her paws and I could see the excitement clearly in both their eyes.

Jeremy started running and then Clay and Elena. I followed, trailing behind slightly.

It was amazing running with others. In fact, it was just amazing to be running. I've only Changed in that cage before. I could smell the leaves and mud. I could hear all the little animals skitter away as we ran. I could feel the wind flowing through my brown fur. It was amazing.

We picked up some speed and then Jeremy slowed down. I whined and started jumping up and down. That was so fun! Why did we stop?

Elena made a point of sticking her muzzle in the air and sniffing. I stared at her funny before sniffing the air. Deer. My mouth watered.

I whined again when my stomach growled. I was STILL hungry. Jeremy gave the other two a look and they both ran off in different directions. Jeremy motioned for me to follow him and so I ran behind him for a bit. When he slowed down and crouched I followed and crouched just behind him.

He stuck his head through the bush. I too stuck my head through and saw the deer there, grazing. Jeremy crawled forward slightly and the bush rustled. The deer's head shot in our direction and Jeremy moved again, making a bit more noise. The deer shot off and so did Jeremy. I quickly scrambled up and followed. We chase the deer for half a mile before I could smell Elena and Clay. Then they pounced. The deer let out a strangled sound as Elena landed on its back and Clay cut his ender belly. Jeremy pounced for it neck and ripped out it's throat. I stared in strange fascination.

A small part of me was disgusted by all the blood. But the wolf side of me loved it. my mouth was watering and I could SMELL the blood and meat from here.

The deer dropped and everyone backed away except Jeremy. As Alpha he probably gets first helpings. He took a massive chunk of the deer and walked away slightly, before sitting down and ripping into it.

Elena and Clay both pounced on the deer and they ate away. Clay ripped one of its hind legs off and sauntered off, proud of his food. He and Elena both laid down next to each other and started tearing into the leg. I hesitantly walked up to the deer and sniffed at it. I carefully put my jaws around some of the meat and tore it away. The blood filled my mouth and I could taste the meat. Yum.

I tore a bigger bit off and chewed. Then I grabbed part of its leg and tore it off before going and laying down somewhere.

Once I'd finished I licked my paws and tried to get rid of as much blood and deer that was left on me. After I was as clean as I was going to get I closed my eyes and rested.

I heard Elena and Clay come closer and then I felt body heat next to me. I opened one eye and saw Elena laying down next to me. Clay was next to her, laying his head on her back. I looked over to see that Jeremy had also come closer. He was close enough that I could feel the heat from his body, but not close enough that he was touching. I bent my head and rested it on my paws again. I sighed and for the first time in ages, I felt content.

When I woke up I was human. Huh. How did that happen? Oh well.

I stretched and then realized that I couldn't feel the grass and I was really comfortable. I opened my eyes slowly and realized I was laying in the bed in the pink girly room from before. I sat up slowly.

Whoa. I'm naked. My eyes widened and I pulled the duvet up to cover myself up even though no one else was here.

But, if I'm naked, then that means...whoa. Okay, so someone carried me up here, while I was naked.

Okay. Breath in. Breath out. In. out. No need to freak out. I'm sure this happens all the time.

Um... maybe not. But still, I should probably get used to it. Oi.

I slowly stood up and walked over to the closet. I riffled through it until I found a pair of jogging bottoms and a sports bra. Yep, they both fit perfectly. Score! I also shoved a big baggy t-shirt over the top. This top smelled slightly like Clay, but oh well. I have no clothes at all so screw him.

I padded over to the door and slowly opened it. I peeked out and heard hushed voices coming from downstairs.

As quietly as I could I sneaked down the stairs and pressed my ear against the door.

"..didn't recognize it," Elena was saying. "But he smells as if he's from a different country. Possibly Europe."

"Well, that's something darlin'," Clay said.

"Okay, you two go out and see how far you can follow the trail," Jeremy ordered, "Logan and Katie should be back from school soon. I'll explain the situation to them."

"Do you think Katherine will Change?" Elena asked.

Before I could hear the answer the front door banged open. "Mum! DAD! JEREMY! WE'RE HOME!" A male voice shouted.

My eyes snapped towards the door which was a few meters away. A blonde girl about my age was walking in while on a mobile phone. She was tall and lean, just like Elena. But she had Clay's eyes. The boy was tall and had dark blonde hair that was what could be called bed head. He too was tall and well built. He had broad shoulders and sharp features. He had Elena's darker blue eyes but Clay's features. In other words he was gorgeous.

I'm going to take a wild guess and say that this is Logan and Katie…

They both froze when they saw me. Then Logan ran at me, dropping his bag and shoved me against the wall. He wrapped a hand round my throat and growled. I growled back at him before kneeing him in the gut, hard. He loosened his grip and I punched him in the jaw, making him release me.

The girl started screaming before shouting, "MUM! DAD!" She ran and grabbed a bat that was beside the door and held it threateningly at me. I snarled at her before turning back to the guy.

He pounced at me and punched me in the stomach. I flew into the wall and made a huge dent. Then Jeremy, Elena and Clay were out and the two of them restrained the guy. I went to tackle him but Jeremy wrapped an arm around my waist, restraining me.

"EVERYONE CALM THE FUCK DOWN!" Clay shouted. Everyone was instantly silent.

"Andy, I'd like you to meet Katherine and Logan, Clay and Elena's children," Jeremy calmly introduced. I snarled and bared my teeth.

"We are not children," Katherine said indignantly. I snarled at her and she narrowed her eyes, swinging the bat to her shoulder.

"Andy, calm down," Jeremy ordered.

I took a deep breath and took in the scents of the new people. They both smelled like wolf. But Logan more so than Katherine.

Clay released his son and Logan walked closer to me and then sniffed. His brows furrowed. "You smell like wolf."

"That's because I am one you ass," I snapped.

A surprised look crossed his face and he glanced at his parents for confirmation. Elena nodded. "It's true. She's a wolf. A fast on at that too. She managed to pin your father."

"No way!" Katherine gasped. She looked at me. "How did you manage that? The only person who's managed to pin Dad is either Mum or when he's drugged."

I frowned. "I don't know. I just sort of...did."

Elena started chuckling and Clay glowered at her before turning the gaze on me. "I was going easy on her. Seeing as she's new and all."

"Of course you did, Dad," Katherine said, patting him on the shoulder lightly. He glared at her.

"What are you doing here?" Logan asked me. His eyes were narrowed and if I wasn't mistaken, he too was glowering at me.

"She's here for our help," Jeremy said calmly.

I stopped struggling and looked up at him, frowning. "I am?"

"Yes, you are," he said, a tone of finality in his voice. I tried not to smile. The relief I feel now that I know they're helping me was so strong that I completely relaxed and Jeremy released me.

I rubbed my stomach lightly. Ouch. I'm gonna have a bruise in the morning...

"What'd she do? Break a nail?" Logan sneered at me. The calm wave disappeared instantly, replace with fury. My fists clenched and I growled at him.

"No, I was caged, bitten, nearly raped and chased for the past two weeks by a psychopath," I muttered under my breath, trying to remain calm.

Jeremy placed a hand on my shoulder and addressed the others. "Elena and Clay, you two both know what you need to do. Logan and Katherine, go upstairs and do your homework, then when you're finished I shall explain everything."

Katherine grumbled but did as she was told, placing the bat back and giving me one last curious look before she disappeared upstairs. Logan stayed exactly where he was though, glaring at me.

"I finished it on the bus," he told Jeremy, still glaring. I snorted and covered my mouth. This kid had to be at least eighteen and he was still riding the bus? "What?" he snapped at me. I heard Jeremy sigh and he walked off into the kitchen.

I followed and said, "You still ride the bus? And your, what, eighteen?"

He narrowed his eyes as he followed me. "It's cheaper to get the bus sometimes. Besides, I was out of petrol. What about you? Can you drive?"

I shook my head. Jeremy motioned for me to sit in one of the breakfast stools and I sat on the one closest to me. Logan snorted as he lent against the wall. "So you get the bus too," he accused.

"Difference, you're old enough to get a licence," I stated.

He frowned and FINALLY stopped glaring. Although I haven't. "Wait, how old are you?"

I narrowed my eyes at him. "Fifteen."

His eyes widened before he burst out laughing. "You've just started your GCSE's!"

"Nope," I said, making him laugh harder. "I've completed them." His laughter stopped abruptly. I crossed my arms over my chest and smiled smugly at him.

"Logan, I think you should go help your sister out," Jeremy said before Logan could reply.

Logan glared at me one more time before stomping out and up the stairs. I heard a door slam and then Linkin Park suddenly blared through the house.

Jeremy sighed again before placing a plate filled with cold meats in front of me. "Thanks," I said before I stuffed my face.

"You're too thin. You need to eat three big meals plus snacks throughout the day," Jeremy said as he sat down opposite me. I stared at him wide eyed and before I could ask he answered, "Werewolves have high metabolism. We have to eat often to have more strength and stamina." I nodded and carried on eating. "Did you enjoy the run today?"

I swallowed my mouthful and smiled. "It was amazing! The only times I've Changed was when I was in that cage. So it was a big difference. It was so cool though. I could smell everything and my eyesight was sharper. It was fun running with all of you too."

Jeremy's lip twitched lightly and I beamed at him before eating everything left on the plate. "You know, you're handling this all very well. When Elena was bitten she threw a huge fit and her changes were uncontrolled. You, though, are very controlled."

I shrugged, "I have to be. I don't have time to be angry or scared. I had to survive. Which is exactly what I did and plan to do." I picked up the plate and walked over to the sink. I rinsed it and dried it off before I turned to Jeremy with a questioning look. He pointed to a cupboard on the left and I put the plate in before sitting back down.

"There are a few things you need to know," Jeremy started, taking a sip of his drink I didn't even realize he had. "Firstly, if you don't Change weekly, you'll be irritated and angry. You might Change by accident when you're on the bus or at school. Secondly, food. You must eat. If you don't have any money you can hunt for deer or rabbits or rats, even. Thirdly, your strength. You're much stronger than the average 15 year old girl, so you need to be careful with it when you back in society."

I nodded and asked, "Anything else?"

"Yes, we would like it very much if you stayed with us after your...problem has been dealt with," he stated, looking me in the eye.

...

...

...whoa.

They want me to stay? For real? I glanced at the source of the music. "Logan will understand. I'm sure you will get along once he knows why you're here."

I nodded slightly and looked down at my hands, "I'll have to think about it. I...I probably can't go back to my family in England anyway, so...I'll need to think about it."

He nodded, "That's fine. But I would just like to point out that you would be much safer in the Pack."

"The Pack?" I asked. What in the world...

"Yes. The Pack. You know how real wolves have packs with Alpha's and Beta's? Well, that's what it's like in the werewolf world. I am the Alpha of this pack. The Pack consists of Clay, Elena, Logan, Katherine, Nick and Antonio."

I nodded, taking it all in. Wow. Who knew there was a Pack? Huh. "But, why would I be safer in the Pack?"

"There are other werewolves, who are not in the Pack. We call them mutts. In the werewolf world it is rare for a female werewolf. Until you came along, it was only Elena, which was a rare enough case. There was also another, Bauer. But she went crazy and ended up getting killed. We aren't sure if Katherine will Change or not. She's been showing a few signs, but we still aren't sure. So in this world you and Elena are something like prizes. If a mutt got hold of you, seeing as Elena has a mate, his status would go up immensely. But they wouldn't treat you right. Most mutts are meat eaters and act more like the wolf."

My eyes widened, "Damn. Sucks to be female in this world, huh?"

He nodded slightly. "If you do decide to stay then we can enrol you at Logan and Katherine's school. They're both doing their A Levels. They're behind a year so you should all be in the same class. What GCSE's did you take?"

"Um, the usual. Maths, Science, English. Then I took Art, Latin, French, PE and Mechanics."

"What about the others? What were your results?"

"A* in everything except Science, which I got an A. And Latin I got a B."

"Impressive. What's your favourite style of Art?"

I frowned, "In all honesty I don't have one. I'm better at some, sure. But I love all styles. I couldn't think of one I liked more."

"I prefer portraits. I have some paintings if you'd like to see them," he offered. I nodded eagerly and he motioned for me to stand up. I followed him into what I think was a studio. There were paintings on the wall and a few canvases around. I walked up to them and gazed at all of them.

"Whoa, is that Clay?" I gasped as I stared at one. He looked completely different. All boyish charm and stuff. Then there was a family portrait. Elena and Katherine were stood in the middle, all roughly the same height. Clay and Logan were on either side of them. All them were smiling and laughing. Clay was jokingly punching Logan in the shoulder and Elena was reprimanding him, while Katherine just laughed at them.

"I painted that about a week ago. It was when we all went on a picnic one weekend," Jeremy explained.

I looked at a few more and some of them seemed kind of familiar. "Hey, Jeremy? What's your surname?"

"Danvers," he answered as he moved a canvas out of the way to show me another one.

Recognition hit me. "Whoa! You're THE Jeremy Danvers? Who painted that wolf picture? The one of a Pack of wolves around a bonfire?"

His eye brows raised. "You know my work?"

"Are you kidding? I love your work! My old art teacher used to use a painting that my Mum brought from you as an example in about everything! She used any excuse to bring it out. In the end we hung it up for her."

He smiled slightly. "Nice to know it's appreciated. What schools this at?"

"Sunny Ville High. Don't ask about the name. The founder thought it would be funny even though it rains more often than when the sun comes out," I said as I looked at another painting. This one was of Logan when he was slightly younger. He was scowling at something, "Wow. He looked EXACTLY the same as he does now!"

"I do not," a voice stated from the doorway. I glanced up to see Logan stood there, arms crossed, scowling. I looked at the painting, then him and back again.

"Are you sure? 'Cause you're like a mirror image right now," I said. He glared at me before turning to Jeremy, who was placing everything back in its place.

"Kat's finished her homework and is waiting in the study. Can you tell us why she's HERE now?" he asked impatiently. Jeremy nodded and stood back up.

"Come on then," he sighed. I rolled my eyes and walked out, following as they both walked into the study. There was a fire that was burning and comfy chairs and a sofa around the place. Katherine was curled up in one with a book on her lap.

"Hey Jer. Do you where Mum and Dad are? I haven't seen them since those two," Katherine asked, nodding at me and Logan, "were going at it."

"They are out, trying to catch another wolves scent," Jeremy explained as he sat down in an armchair. I walked close to the fire and sat down near it. I warmed up almost instantly.

Kat sat up instantly, "Why what's wrong? Are any of us in danger?"

Logan sat down on the sofa and spread out, crossing his arms behind his head, "What did they do now?"

"Nothing. The trouble found us, as usual. This morning, just as we were eating, we were interrupted by someone banging on the door. Elena answered it and Jo here, blacked out just as she stepped forwards. Fell straight onto her. We smelled that she was a wolf so we shut her in the cage. When she woke up she was pacing round and snarling.," he explained. Wow, it's weird them talking about me as if I wasn't even here.

I looked into the fire and stared at the flames, ignoring them as Jeremy explained what happened. I vaguely heard Jeremy say something about an hour later, but my eyes were drooping and I was leaning on my knee, still staring at the flames.

"Andy," someone nudged my shoulder. I opened my eyes and sat up slowly. The fire was out and everyone had left except Logan, who was waking me up. "Everyone's gone to bed. They didn't want to wake you. Well, Jeremy told us to give you two hours. Which we have, so, get up." He shoved me again and I slapped his hand away.

"I'm up," I grumbled. I stood up and stumbled a bit as I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes. "Where am I sleeping?" I yawned.

I stumbled out the room, Logan trailing after me. "In the spare room," he snapped.

I narrowed my eyes at him and then stepped aside. He stared at me with an eyebrow raised. "Well show me the way then! I haven't a bloody clue as to where it is," I said, gesturing towards the stairs.

He sighed, frustrated before jogging up the stairs two at a time. I ran to catch up and saw him turn a corner at the end of the corridor. I grumbled under my breath and ran as quietly as I could to catch up.

I ran round the corner and bounced of a wall. I landed on my back and groaned. Damn, another bruise to add to the collection. I opened my eyes to see a smirking Logan hovering above me. I glared at him and stood up, rubbing my back.

He pointed to a door. "This is the spare room. The bathrooms opposite and my rooms to your left. Mum and Dads are on the other side of the house, along with Jeremy's. Katherine is in the attic, okay? Okay. Night."

With that he stalked off to his door and all but slammed it shut. He noisily opened a cupboard and shut it again before stomping somewhere else. I heard bed springs and then it was silent. I shook my head and opened the door.

I turned on the light and the sight that greeted me was amazing. The spare room looked more like a master bedroom. The bed was king size and had black covers on it with blood red pillows. The walls were white, with a black boarding. The furniture was all a deep mahogany colour. There was a vanity table, a bedside table, a wardrobe and a desk and chair. The window was huge and had a window seat. It overlooked the forest and the moon shone over it, basking it in light.

"Wow," I breathed. I walked around and practically touched everything. I opened the wardrobe to see a bundle of jeans, tops and underwear there already. I grabbed a big baggy t-shirt and changed into that. I crawled into the big bed and slept right in the middle. I curled up and pulled the duvet over my head.

I fell asleep within minutes.