Prologue #2
Dots swam in Gwen's vision with light-headedness.
She blinked a few times trying to clear it to see what was happening around her but she felt herself begin to fall.
She took a step back to steady herself but then felt a solid wall behind her.
Instinctively she reached back and her hands came in contact with wet fur.
She took a deep breath and felt her mind slowly clear and looked round to see Seth standing behind her holding her up.
She placed a hand on his huge head and smiled. “Thanks.”
He rumbled low in his chest in acknowledgement then slowly pulled away. Satisfied she's OK he walked to the top off the steps and stared intently at the forest. His fur was soaked and his ears were angled down against the rain.
Seth's Carters Beta and life-long friend.
They were like brothers and there was no-one more suited to being Carters right hand man.
He doesn't hesitate to let Carter know if some of his choices were not the best and always gave good council.
Seeing him looking out over the forest made Gwen certain that he was just as worried about Carter and the pack as she was.
The sounds of fighting were getting further away which meant Carter and the pack must have been winning.
Hades and his army seemed to be retreating with the pack hot on their heels.
Gwen almost let herself relax a little at the chance of it being over when the entire sky was lit up by a catastrophic explosion.
The line of trees she had created were blown apart and splinters of wood come slicing through the air.
The force throws Gwen back and her ears were ringing.
She can barely make out the agonising screams of the pack as they were ravaged by the flames and splintered wood.
All she saw was the burning forest before her head span and everything went black.
18 Years Later