Chapter 15: Bonded and Bound, a Brotherhood of Beasts

Jake went into the woods nearest the manor later that evening, after a joyous day of festivities and laughter that rang against the walls of the house- he hadn’t known sounds like that could exist in those spaces before he met his father.

Alexcyn’s father- Jake reminded himself. But he was Alexcyn now, wasn’t he? What harm did it cause to call Dimitri father?

Jake shook the creeping guilt that crawled up his spine- he wouldn’t feel guilty about living his life. Even if it meant he had to live in someone else’s memory. He would create a new image if he had to. But he had a home and family in this world- God, he had superpowers! There was no way he’d give all this up.

While in his musings, Jake failed to notice the soft padded feet that raced towards him, and by the time he was gently bitten in the shoulder and thrown to the ground it was too late. A wolf had pinned him down on the muddy wood floor and had their teeth at his neck.