ex

n pure undiluted hatred at the pack that had cast me out to

days; no

ey... I clenched my fists tights, as my

aking it thrive and prosper. Because Norman was incompetent

nd red flags, but I had chosen to o

vengeance, I chose to chang

n opportunity to deal with him and everyone else that has hurt m

ed to myself, "I'll make you pay

ed me. They feared that I was an outsider, and

d I darted behind the t

a male voice sounded as he passed with his compani

in such a hurry. The ce

t-the stripping," the first snickered, "Imagine a

y stared at him as they w

n't agr

footsteps faded, e

he pack's border before I swallowed the drug tha

the rest were nowhere to be found, but I

e near the gate, chatting away ha

I strode to

I calm

, pointing their weapon

revealed my face. "I'm Alexandria

their weapons tightened as one of them snarl

innocen

"Because you are not welcome here

speak with the Alpha

r life not yours!" The first gua

nce that flashed through me

feelings get th

ca

ing as they talked through the mind-link-one

d finally said, turning to the younge

than took a spr

eful look, but he turne

't bla

head, staring

rmless, they still pointed their weapons at me

to get the guar

ow an

than, along with some g

ms firmly wrapped around Xena strut

he Alpha who barely gave them a glanc

e eyes for a moment as if he knew it was

wanted?" Norman stared with a sneering sco

like to join the maiden selection," I w

Wade and the guards they had come

ou are saying?" Wade asked,

ke grabbing his sword and sma

as he looked at me with mixed emo

alked closer to me, pulling my

not I'm sure he must have been abl

ed a lump of air, "Yes m

my facial features, subtly

re because it's odd that you'd come b

interrupted him as I continued to lower my head, small whimpers

't who I claimed to be. "I will warn you, Alexandr

ts to join, let her join," Xena's voice sudde

, my knees shaking and

ound out by him until another growl from No

ria, if it is your

ed, feeling my knees g

left my lips, I felt

not

ged to h

g her palms soothingly on his chest. "I hope

range. "And how are we so sure you're not a spy or a part

f. "N...no, I swear. This is not a plan. I am

t you into the pack when we don't even know you?"

im, desperate for him to believe, but h

water filled my eyes.

ground, letting my head

ther than my pleas, but soon, v

making me this way, fo

every one

ng everyone out of their daze. "Since she wants to kill hers

eyes at the little tramp that d

ntemplation before he agreed. "Well, Wade does ma

id that, I raised my

neered, "I hope you can

meant because, in the next second, I w

, my face paled in shock and horro

n the ages of eighteen to twenty-five, they were bein

spotted my best friend and m

r name, I felt my clothes

d, gripping my c

ion. "You wanted this, didn

d, struggling

to go bare in f

sn't th

le, Norman's deep growl cut i

way. I will st