The Hunter's Fate

Chapter 2

my phone buzzed, signaling that I was receiving a call

Looking at the screen it was dad's, why is he calling me this early in the morning. is everything ok? worried I picked up just to hear his fatherly comforting voice

"Hey princess, what are you doing?" He asked sweetly and nervous at the same time.

"Just getting ready to leave to the same area where we last saw the rogues, " I said. I could sense something was wrong. when he is nervous, it's never a good sign. I can clearly remember the last time he was nervous. I had to go through some crazy s**t.

"Oh" he simply said making me suspicious with his usual single reply

"Dad, what's wrong?" I asked suspiciously, knowing he won't spill unless pushed too

"Well....." he dragged taking more time than necessary

"Dad" I warned him, he better say it quickly because I am a very impatient person, and he is making anxious

"The werewolf king.... he .... he wants you to..... " he paused 'some king, I tell you' I thought sarcastically

'God, this man' I thought, what is he so nervous about, anyway?

"Dad just say it already. I have to go " I yelled in frustration.

"He wants you to train the howler pack," he said with it in a breath, funny he thinks it wouldn't make me mad

"HE WANTS ME TO DO WHAT!" I yelled socked and frustrated, first, he wants me to investigate the unusual sighting of rogues, kill the dangerous ones and now? he wants me to train the things that I have been trained to kill?

"He wants you to train the howler pack " he repeated again but this time a little slowly, like he was talking to a child

"I know. I heard what you said but. why me? We don't train wolves, we kill wolves, always have been " I said. I can't even stand them let alone train them.

"I know but that pack really need some help, they are in a very poor state and only you can help them," he said almost like he doesn't have a choice. he is a King for god sake, shouldn't he be able to turn the world upside down, just with a flick of his wrist

"But-"I started but he cut me off

"It's an order, "he said his voice full of authority

"As you wish. my King" I said in a very irritated tone and before he could say anything else. I disconnected the call

How can he do this to me? to us? we are not babysitters. we don't take care of different beings. we are assassins.

"Hey, guys?" I said out loud to get Sarah's and Zeus's attention "We have a problem, " I said and they both turned to look at me with confusion written clearly on their faces

"What is it?" Zeus asked sitting up straight from his previous position which was flat on the couch

"The Almighty King wants us to go train the howler pack," I said to receive growl from both of them we really don't like wolves

"Why?" Zeus asked scrawling looking totally annoyed, the same with Sarah as well

"I don't know maybe cause ' they are in a very poor state ' King's words not mine, he thinks they are untrained and vulnerable to any further attacks, one last strike and all of them will be extinct" I said equally frustrated, why did their King ask for us to train them? don't he have an elite group of people who are supposed to be a specialist in these types of situations?

Before we could have continued talking and whining about our next assignment in this mission, the doorbell rang. snapping our attention to itself,

"I'll get it," Sarah said walking towards the door and opening it with a 'thud' sound

"What do you want?" Sarah growled warningly at the intruder, someone woke up with a death wish today.

"Wolf," Zeus said. what does he want now?

I and Zeus made our way towards them and stood beside Sarah who was growling at the intruder warningly and hatefully

"I am here to pick you all up," he said putting his hands in his jeans front pockets, I know him! he is the beta who nearly died last night. it was foolish of them to attack the roughs when they didn't know a thing or two about fighting. I can see know why their king is so worried about them.

"Why?" I asked angrily, I knew why, but the assassin part of me still didn't like the idea of sharing the technique and skills with someone else, someone who wasn't a part of my kingdom

"Didn't you're King tell you? You will start training us from today. everyone has already started gathering around in the training field" he said with a frown. looking at us with his head tilted and with big innocent eyes, almost like a puppy.

He is tall maybe 6 feet? blond hair, blue eyes, well built but I can say it is a gym built body, not a worrier body. trained werewolves don’t stand so sluggish, they are always standing alert, and ready for any kind of threat

I just glare at him, I know I don’t have another choice, then to just comply with the given assignment, but it doesn't mean I can't hate my work.

"You know glaring won't work, you have to come with me, everyone is waiting," he said frowning again but his gaze was chaste downwards, at least he knows if he just as much raises his voice, we won't think twice before ending him

"Does it look like I care?" I said with a bored expression leaning on the doorframe

" you don't have a choice" he said "so please come. we both don't have a choice " he said pleading, 'Wow! this is new. a werewolf pleading to a hunter. I wish I had a camera right now' I thought with a smirk on my face

"Fine, " I said, "but we will be living in this very house sounds, good?" I asked, seeing a hope flicker in his eyes, he nodded with a genuine smile on his face

"Sounds good," he said grinning.

we got changed into our training gear and went with him, we followed him behind his car, with ours, it was a long way, 20 minutes later we were there. the packhouse of howler pack

It was a huge grey mansion, 4 stories. it was in the middle of the forest, after a few twists and turns we reached an open field, the training area of the howler pack. there were many people already waiting for us, ' for the people who can almost be extinct, they sure do have a huge number of people'

Reading my expression the beta whose name is Sam said " there are over 200 wolves but you have to train only 100 since they are young and healthy, they have more potential and is very eager to learn " he said walking towards them and commanding them in his beta voice to stand alert.

As we followed Sam to stand in front of the group of young and old people, they gave us mixed expressions, some people were eager to know. some didn't care and some were throwing us mean and nasty looks, 'trust us, even we don't want to be here' we just stood there with our heads high, our back straight with an intimidating look on our faces.

As we stood there, we heard someone growl a single word that caught everyone off guard, and the mood around the area changed drastically

"MATE"