1 Chapter one : The moon goddess is a bitch.

"So what?" I scowled at my best friend. "It's not my fault I'm cursed so please don't make it seem like I just go around let people use me anyhow."

She rolled her eyes.

I growled. "It's even mostly your fault that we get into all this trouble".

"What me! A horrible lie" she shook her head sarcastically.

"The last time we were kidnapped who was the cause?" She looked at me with those accusing eyes of hers. "If you had just kept shut and walked away, mind your own business all would have been good, but you are Iris... never relenting." And I had no words.

She did have a good point.

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"Rogues are not allowed on our territory, we have the right to shoot down anyone and every outsider, I suggest you turn around while you still can" a voice came from the trees. I couldn't make out the person. Not even with my wolf eyes.

And I was not surprised the amount of wolfsbane I was injected with was pretty much and any other person would probably have died by now. Well, the perks of the curse!.

"Please, we mean no harm, I swear, we are just passing through" Aria shouted at him, making sure to show her neck in submission. Ugh, she is so humble when she wants to be. And it doesn't happen when it is required.

"Get out of here!" He yelled and shot at us with an arrow.

The nerve of that son of a bitch. I stood up straighter.

"Hey, you, who the hell do you think you are? Come down here and stop acting like a scared pup!" I yelled.

Aria grabbed my arm harder warning me to stop. When has that ever worked?

"She doesn't mean it, sir, I promise" Aria pleaded.

"I swear I will kill you! No no, that doesn't sound right, my friend here will kill you" I slurred.

I am drunk on wolfsbane. My vision is not even trusted anymore.

"What the hell are you doing?" Aria yelled at me letting me go. I staggered backward and fell on my butt.

"Oof!, what did you do that for?" I scowled at her rubbing my generous behind.

"Gosh, Iris! Are you crazy?" She screamed at me. Something hit the ground in front of me.

Is that an arrow?

I gasped. What is wrong with these people.

Another one flew landed right beside me.

I looked up and I could see Aria already shooting some back up at them. I tried to get up but the ground kept moving under me, why would not just stay put!

"Watch out!" Aria screamed at me, I tried to move my limbs but they had other plans, I toppled over and fell.

I could hear Aria shouting but the only thing I saw was the arrow heading towards me. This was it. After everything I had gone through this us, how did I die? Well, I wasn't expecting much to live anyway. A twenty-five-year-old wolf, kidnapped 64 times in my short years on this earth, attacked 145 times oh wait the one that kills me 146 times. Healed 895 people under threat and just three of my own free will. Lived in almost 26 packs,( one time the pack was just a camp of rogues with no Alpha, beta, or Gammas just rogues camping ) and all these packs I did not live in for up to three years. I know, I know my life sucks. But at least you would think the Moon Goddess would care more for a wolf she cursed with healing abilities, but oh no, it didn't stop there. I mean I know my life is crappy but I don't want to die now! I mean I have nothing else to live for but still, come on.

"Are you okay" Aria shook me yelling, she caught the arrow and sent it back into the trees.

What would I do without her?

Oh wait, I'd be dead!

"Can you stand?" She stood in front of me this time slashing the arrows with her sword.

I tried again, at least this time I got to my feet but as usual, the ground had other plans, I fell again.

Our attackers were already running towards us. Aria stood waiting for them to approach us. While I was so sure Aria was the most skilled fighter I had ever seen, it would take a miracle to get out of this.

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"Did you hear that?" Aria already bent into a fighting stance, I focused my hearing to help me. I couldn't hear a thing. While Aria was the largest female wolf there was, ( and am pretty sure she is cause I've seen all there is, literally I've been everywhere). I am pretty miserable, clumsy, slow, small, so so small its surprises me how I can even call myself a wolf.

"Iris! Move!"

"Ooof!" I landed on my ass again, it's a wonder how it's still so generous.

I scrambled to my feet and ran towards a sword that fell out of Aria's hand and swung it at the guy that approached me. I didn't hit him,( big surprise), it fell and he stepped on it. Well, opportunity!

"That was pitiful" he growled.

"Yeah I know but this probably isn't" I pulled the sword up and he toppled falling onto the rock behind him. Ouch! The bones cracking ugh! I can feel that. I ran to see how I could help Aria. She fought gallantly switching from wolf to human form when the situation calls for it.

You see, Aria's ability to be so in touch with her wolf is what makes her such a gallant fighter, I on the other hand hate being naked. It's intrusive and wrong to fight naked really, it's just wrong.

"Do you need help?!" She yelled at me

"No, no I got it" I ran towards the tree in front of me, trying to get away from the wolf chasing me, I wasn't getting very far but I had an ace up my sleeve. I threw wire ropes that hung around my hips around the branches as I ran towards the trunk but while he probably expected me to stop or turn, I kept running.

I ran up on the tree trunk and you see, the big heavy wolf couldn't be as swift as I. So definitely a loud thump was only expected.

When he realized and turned around I pulled the ropes, slicing the branches. The branches came down on him.

Ha! Still got it. That should hold him for a bit.

I ran in the other direction and all I saw were, injured wolves, about three dead.

"Aria!" I yelled.

Her wolf turned to me blood dripping from her mouth. I could see the ripped jugular of what used to be a blond girl caught in her mouth.

"Enough let's go!" I said.

"Any clothes?" She asked as she picked up a ripped piece of cloth and wiped her mouth.

I rolled my eyes "one day you are going to walk around naked."

She shrugged " I don't have a problem with that, it'll be easy to change."

Gosh, I hope, Aria has a mate that makes her shy, cause the girl has no shame.

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