Farther down is a song by Ed Sheeran called I See Fire.

Sorry I haven't written in a while, my one and only reason is that I'm lazier than a sack of taters. 

I'm going to stop indenting cause I noticed that wattpad has been correcting some of it so my writing is inconsistent.

Also, don't hate me, but I'm going to change the name of this book. A Silent Night gives zero insight, other than on a silent (actually, it was stormy but whatever) night, a girl sat in a dog crate with a lump of fur trembling beside her as thunder crashed outside, sending fear into her faithful companion (unless food is involved that is). And this mysterious, awesome, diverting, smart, pulchritudinous, definitely not conceded, girl had the wonderful idea whilst fighting her arch demises, Boredom, to write a book. She quickly stormed up an idea that flashed brighter than the lightning that sent shivers down Jasmine's, I mean her dog's, spine, and pulled upon the magic of electricity to use a rather blinding IPad to write her story.

This girl was answering the various questions about her book, Tags, "SURVUVAL IS THE BEST! Yep, putting Survival down for sure. Adventure is a must. Werewolf of course. I'll be updating frequently" (yeah, this one may or may not have happened...) "so I should put that there..." Description, "OH! I'm gonna spend the next hour and a half writing this and then change it later cause I'm smart!" Title, "Pfft, I don't know what the title is. Jas," she glances down to her furry friend, "What should the title be?"

Jasmine's brown eyes closed as she replies, "HHHRRRaaahhhhh."

The girl quickly threw her head up, "THAT'S A BRILLIANT IDEA!" but soon regretted the motion since the roof to the dog crate was rather low, and despite her sunken position, she banged her head on the top... ouch. She soon overcame the barriers holding her back, yes the roof counts as a barrier thank you very much, and proceeded to text in a flurry of motion "A Silent Night".

And that's how this book got it's name! (This story was based on the true events that unfolded on the night of some day... you guys know exactly what that means!)

Anyways, what I'm trying to say is... Anyone got book name ideas? I still might wait a while (I'm going to make an outline soon because I always feel like I'm repeating myself and I LOATH that feeling). I was thinking, yeah I didn't get past that... is it past or passed? ugh, my dilemmas...

Okay, a few hours after publishing later, what about... What was it again? Oh right! Something along the lines of Fighting a Legend (cause of all the warnings not to leave the territory... since I felt the need to explain I'm go'n with "no" on that one) or Unwillingly Taken or... Pfft, I'm sleeping now. Good night.

Look at my dog, ain't she Purdy? Purdy mischievous!

FUDGE, FUDGE, FUDGE!!!!! I just removed My dog's picture, I'm being plagiarized and I'm hoping they haven't got it already but I can't look or I'll get a bad virus. Uuuuuuugh, I hate it when people plagiarize.

SPOILER! My lovable pooch is go'n to be a character! 🐶

How would you guys feel about me doing part one, part two chapters? Then I'd update more and I can just copy and paste them together once I'm done with part two. If I do, then I'll just put "Part One" in the title until it's completed, then I'll take it out. So, Yay or Nay?

Thanks so much for the +1k reads!

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I didn't know how to respond, so I decided not to. I closed my eyes and let sleep overtake me with Damian at my side.

Later, the hot sun rose, and I tried to get up to drape the blanket over a bare branch on the tree, but as I moved to get up, Damian tightened his grip. Is he still asleep? I don't want to wake him up, but I feel like I'm melting...

I reached down and attempted to pry his arm off, but he just growled at me.

I quietly whispered, "Are you awake?"

He grunted which I took to be a yes.

I was about to ask him to let go of me before a thought occurred to me, He is purposely keeping me stuck here! Who does he think he is to decide whether or not I can get up?

"Uhh, your captor," Brook said as if it were understandable, "You have tried to run off before, what would you expect?"

I groaned, "Stop making me sound like the bad guy!"

"Just saying," she grumbled back.

"Damian," I growled, "let go of me."

"Where are you going?"

"It doesn't matter! You can't decide whether or not I can get up," my voice rose.

"Don't yell at me," he growled into my hair and pulled tighter.

"Don't control me," I matched his tone.

He rolled so he was hovering over me, both of his arms on either side of my neck as each of us glared into the other's eyes. My hands balled into fists, and I had to force myself not to snarl.

His brown eyes were alit with determination, as if I were a falcon to be tamed. It caught me off guard when he growled, "Why do you keep fighting me?"

I blinked and quickly recovered, "Why do you keep trying to change me?"

It was his turn to be stunned, his voice dropped, "I'm not trying to. I love you, I wouldn't want you to be anyone else."

For a moment I forgot to be mad, Did he just say he loves me? I mean he's my mate, and I'd feel like toad crap if he didn't, but he's never actually said it... Great, now I've been quiet for too long and he's waiting for me to say something! I seriously have the attention span of a squirrel.

"Yep," Brook confirmed my thoughts.

"Stop listening to me think!" I scolded.

"Crystal?" Damian pulled me out of the argument with Brook.

I blushed when I realized I still hadn't said anything. I quickly rushed through my thoughts and came up with, "Than why did you take me away?"

"CRYSTAL!!! WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?!" Brook screamed making me wince.

When I opened my eyes and met Damian's, I immediately wished I'd left them closed. They were wide with sadness before turning black. He suddenly stood and walked away.

I shoved myself up on my elbows, wincing from my stiff side. Should I go after him? Should I apologize? Should I prove my point?... Should I go harass Nick? I decided to apologize... later.

I pulled myself up using a low hanging tree branch and half heartedly threw the blanket over the gap that the sun was shining through.

I groaned at my own stubborn idiocy before attempting to go back to sleep. I tossed and turned, but no matter what position I shifted to, I couldn't fill the gap that left a hollow in my belly; right where Damian's arm had been.

I finally decided to mind link my pack to see what was going on with them. Who should I talk to though? I wondered.

I finally made a decision and reached out my mind. I furrowed my brow as it took longer than before, but finally I felt the connection, "What's happening over there?"

"CRYSTAL, I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU TO LINK ME FOR AGES!" I winced at Ivy's screech.

"Sorry, I've been distracted..." my thoughts drifted to Damian's and my discussion moments before, forgetting that Ivy could hear my thoughts.

"Stop pitying yourself, he deserved it for taking you away. You merely pointed out the obvious," she matter of factly stated.

"Ivy, you never even met him."

"I don't need to. He took you away and that's all I'll ever see. EH! Don't even think about arguing with me, my mind is made up and you know it. Now," I heard her voice tremble a little before she recomposed herself, "where are you?"

I considered whether or not I should tell her before realizing I didn't really know where I was; I've never been outside the territory before. "Umm, somewhere outside the territory. I don't know where-"

"How far outside the border?"

"Far, very far," I exaggerated a little to help sway any plans she may have to chase after me.

"I heard that!" she yelled.

I was saved from answering by Nick yelling to everyone, "We're leaving in five minutes."

I'd been around them long enough that I'd figured out roughly how long that would be. I hurriedly scampered out from under my tree after packing everything, including the blanket, to go and shift. While I did this I explained to Ivy what was going on, the connection breaking up as I multitasked.

"Oh no you don't! You aren't getting away from me now that I've finally got you," she berated. "I don't care how hard you have to focus, we're keeping this conversation going."

I knew not to argue when her mind was made up, so as I returned in wolf form to find my guards once again waiting for me, I kept the connection between us. It wasn't long before we were called to continue our march to the southwest. The sun was low in the sky and shined brightly into my right eye.

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"Ow, someone hurry up and turn the sun off!" Ivy ordered and I found myself grinning to her demands, barely noticing her voice getting increasingly quiet.

I trotted behind the main group as I did before, but came to a halt when I recognized a certain smell. My eyes widened and I whipped my head around, surveying my surroundings, the connection breaking. Instead of growling, my guards did the same when they saw my demeanor, and I assumed they mind linked Nick because the main group stopped and checked the area as well.

My eyes finally locked on what I was looking for. Too close for comfort, there was a small river running through the land from a waterfall out the side of one of the rocky canyons. And it was lined with about seven bears, three of which were cubs.

I could barely make out the fish that briefly flashed silver as the monstrous creatures traipsed after them.

I consoled myself that they'd never attack this many wolves when easy prey is near, but I've had an erratic fear of them since my attack.

I tore my gaze from them and found Damian at my side, glaring down towards the river. My fears crept away, replaced by a warm feeling. Then I remembered what I said earlier and instantly felt a pang of regret, Why did I say that? Why couldn't I have kept my stupid mouth closed?

The group began moving again, faster than before. Damian stayed by my side until the bears were out of sight. I tried to catch his eye but he ignored me, and once he was satisfied that all danger had cleared, raced to the front.

I didn't chase after him, it would be pointless since I can only speak to him in human form until we take the mating process to the next step, the step where he'd mark my neck in a way that would connect us even more, both physically and mentally. The thought sent a shiver down my spine as I hurried after the others.

We quickened our sluggish pace to a brisk trot, my limbs aching from the long distance we've covered, and I missed a step when my mind flashed back to my pack, wondering what they were doing at this moment. Are they looking for me? Or are they preparing for future attacks? I immediately reached out to Ivy again but I could barely grasp her presence even when I focused solely on it.

We spoke for a while, she immediately questioned me about why I cut off the mind link until she was satisfied I wasn't avoiding her. It became increasingly hard to hear her, her voice growing faint and occasionally skipping a word. I didn't dwell on it though, everything will be alright.

The moon was barely a sliver in the sky as we passed over the sandy expanse of land, a grassy plain appearing in the distance ahead.

She said something to me but I asked her to repeat it, however she kept talking and I only caught bits of her sentence. I finally got fed up with it and yelled, "Ivy, what are you saying?! I can't hear you."

I hadn't realized everyone had stopped or that the sand had changed to dry grass beneath my aching paws until I crashed into the wolf in front of me, earning a defiant growl, but even then I barely noticed, my attention focused completely on the mind link.

"Cry*tal? Wha*'s h**pen**g? Can Yo* Hrrrr mphh?" her voice broke up as she tried to speak.

"Ivy? Can you hear me? Say something!" I cried out, a cold pang of fear coursing through me at what I didn't want to believe.

I looked up and saw vast fields of grass stretched in front of me, the forest rising towards the black sky that pressed down to engulf me, suffocating me by a single glance.

My stomach clenched as my wide eyes turned back towards where we came, the never ceasing pain filling me and my eyes burned when I realized how far we'd come, how much space was between us. Brook's painful howl rose inside, and I heard the faint ghost of many calls answering. My pack was leaving me here, their final farewells heavy on my heart as the mind link faltered from the long distance that was affecting it.

I wanted to scream as realization hit me, I had thought they'd always be with me, but now I knew that I'd have to completely leave them; wolf form or not. The distance was to lengthy, the mind link couldn't handle it.

I didn't see the orange sand and canyons as I screamed, "IVY! Jade! Storm?!" I screamed their names until my hope finally broke and I fell to a whisper, "Where are you guys? Please don't leave me."

I felt more hollow than ever when I remembered them as I left the camp. A soft whimper escaped me without realization and I felt something hard by my side to support me as my mind returned to my present location.

Damian had shifted and was by my side with a large white sheet of fabric. He met my eyes, a series of emotions flashing with an intensity that made me want to look away, but I couldn't. He swept the sheet over and around me.

I reached my hand up as I shifted to grab onto it and keep it in place. I merely nodded without meeting his gaze as he calmly spoke, "We need to talk."

I looked behind me and noticed a few wolves quickly snap their gazes away from us when I looked in their direction. Turning back I quietly muttered, "Not here."

He loosely wrapped an arm around my shoulder and lead me farther into the grass, away from perked ears.

When he stopped, I quickly rambled, "I'm sorry about what I said earlier. I didn't mean to, I was just so, so frustrated," my voice picked up as I ran my fingers through my hair agitatedly. "You didn't deserve for me to yell at you like that. I haven't stopped thinking about it and-" I snapped my eyes up and suddenly became acutely aware that I was only wearing a sheet when he stepped closer, curving his neck down towards me.

"Crystal?" he whispered in a husky voice.

My brain froze and I roughly managed a "Mhmmph?"

He smirked against my forehead and confidently spoke a little louder, "Shut up."

Something about his voice made me shudder in excitement. He chuckled lowly at my reaction and lifted my chin to meet his eyes. I was frozen to the spot, surrounded by bunches of little white flowers blowing in the breeze with my hair as my blue eyes met his dark, dark brown ones. It wasn't the angry dark I'd seen so many times before, it was more like... I swallowed, lust.

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I didn't comprehend what was happening until I realized he was leaning in... and so was I. My mind went blank as my eyes fell towards his lips, and the next thing I knew, an explosion of warmth like millions of birds bursting forth, starting at my mouth and sweeping down and through me filled my every limb.

My eyes fell closed and I leaned into him, tugging back and forth slightly as the kiss consumed us. I had always thought it'd be gentle, but it was anything but. We both fought for dominance, neither wanting to give into the other. It went from a battle between us, to a war of trying to continue without breaking away for air.

I squeezed my eyes shut as my lungs ached, both of us fighting less and less until finally, he broke away.

A huge smile dawned on my lips as I gasped for air.

He glared at me but even in the darkness of night, I could see his eyes twinkling. "I want a do over," he demanded childishly as he drew closer to me.

"Too bad," I stuck my tongue out at him and squealed when he pushed forward faster than I could see and wrapped his tongue around mine (as writing, scrunches nose in disgust) before reconnecting our lips and exploring the inside of my mouth.

Having squealed the air out of me from the start, I pulled back and leaned against him closing my eyes. I listened to his heartbeat for a few moments before my eyes lids shot back open and I slapped his hand away that was rerouting to get around the sheet I had on. I glared at him and instantly knew I was blushing when his eyes didn't meet mine as he burst out laughing.

I heard a whistle and blushed even more when I turned to see half his pack were watching us. As I was thinking, No, no, no, no...

Brook yipped, Great, now the other she wolves know he's taken!

I glared and yelled at her before I noticed Damian watching me with an amused expression. Before I could say anything Nick called, "C'mon, I think you two've had enough alone time and we need to get moving," he paused before adding, "Nice sheet, Crystal."

Bleh, kissing is nasty... don't judge me, I'm special.
most lil' kids be like "Ima marry a prince and we'z gonna honey moon in Paris"
Then you have lil kid me who was like, "I'm probably going to grow up into a stupid person and change my mind, but I don't want to marry no one. Uh uh. Ima just live on a farm with my friends, have a goat named Billy."
Now I'm like, just gonna write this nasty scene with lots of details for the wattpadians, then I'm done and they can leave me alone... not that anyone asked me for it, but I know at least someone was wanting it, so you're welcome.

Lol, you probably think I'm a little kid now XD thank you for thinking my grammar was this good when I was lil.