It was midnight, in the pale moonlight, in a big forest bordering a human city. But this night wasn't peaceful; as bạn could hear paws treading, gun shots, and birds flying away at the sudden noise.

Ares, the pup being carried away bởi his mother, squirmed around and whined.

"Mama, why can't I just walk? Why must bạn carry me?" He asked.

The mother kept silent, until she found a nearby human fence, tiếp theo to a big human den. She set Ares down, and looked at him.

"Ares, my son, I am sorry. But I cannot keep you, I must leave. Know I won't be coming back. I tình yêu bạn so much, but I am afraid I must keave, for your safety. Goodbye." She said, and turned around and ran away into the forest.

"Mama? Mama!!! Please don't leave! Mama!!!" He whined, sitting down and looking down at his paws.

"Maybe the human of this den can help me..." he muttered to himself, walking over to the den's entrance.

After getting in front of the door, he howled as loud as he could, hoping the human would come out. Sure enough, a few phút later, the door opened. But what he saw was not what he thought he'd see. Inside the door, was a man, holding a gun. He had it pointed right at Ares' face, and Ares backed away, cowering and whining.

"Oh no..." he said, fleeing to the safety of the forest. After a few phút of running, he started to get tired, and be could feel his tim, trái tim poinding, so he stopped, and looked around. He then spotted a reletively small den, about twenty yards. When he got in there, he could hear snoring.

Ares could tell it was another wolf, adult, male. He didn't want to wake the wolf, but he needed a place to sleep.

"Excuse me? Please wake up." He said.

The chó sói, sói groaned, got up, and then stretched. "Who are you? What do bạn want? How dare bạn come in my den and wake me up?"

"I'm sorry! My mother just left me, and I need a place to sleep. Can I stay here for tonight, please?" Ares asked.

"Where is your father, pup?" The chó sói, sói questioned.

Ares looked down, sadly. "My father, Kail, left before I was born."

The chó sói, sói stared at Ares. "You? I am so sorry... I..." he stammered.

"What? Are bạn my father?" Ares asked.

"I am sorry... yes, I am. Please forgive me. I had to leave, because according to pack law, your mother is an omega. I had to leave the pack befire bạn were born, hoặc they would kill bạn when bạn were born, and they would make me watch it. I did it for your safety." Kail said.

Ares sat down, and looked at his paws. "Mother left me, so I wouldn't get hurt. There were hunters, and they were after us. After she left, I heard gunshots, and a high pitched, quick, whine. Mother is dead."