Andrea/Raven's pov

All I could hear at the moment was my erratic heartbeat pounding in my ears. I forced myself to remain vigilant so as to not be caught off guard. The trees blurred as I ran past them, my destination so close yet so far inside my mind. Just up ahead, I would cross the line that would set me free yet alone for who knows how long, would I learn to regret this? The answer was no. Crossing that imaginary line was the only thing in my way to freedom. As I was distracted by my relentless thoughts, it wasn't very long until I heard two different sets of paws behind me, they were actually catching up quite quickly.

'Crap! Crap! Crap! I'm doomed! How did they find out?I was sure that no one spotted me, creeping out of the castle.'

My heart grew even more erratic as my gaze glanced from side to side, trying to figure out where these attackers were going to erupt from. A white furred wolf with black patterns strayed across his whole body came up to my left side and on my right, a sandy colored wolf blocked me from running anywhere but straight. Because I drifted off to dreamland, they snuck up on me. I would have gotten unsettled if I didn't recognize those caring dark eyes, staring straight through my soul.

'Andrea. Don't panic, please. It's us,' mindlinked the familiar, motherly voice of my older sister, Ariana.

My chest bloomed with relief but that sense of relief was quickly ripped away from me. Instead, fear replaced that unfamiliar emotion inside of me. I knew the consequences of plotting an escape from the royal pack. Death. Especially if it endangered the prince and princess. The star children of Alpha Markus and Luna Erica Moon. With those thoughts inside my head, I skidded to a stop and watched my siblings force themselves to halt. They glanced back at me with what I presume was confusion. After all, I had just been running for my life to escape from our dreadful parents.

'No. No. No! I will not be the one to be blamed for your absences.'

Andrew seemed flabbergasted at my response, especially since the idiot still didn't understand my reaction at all. Like always. My brainiac brother seemed to think that "our loving" parents never did anything, not even after I showed him quite a bit of evidence that incriminated them. Luckily, my sister seemed to understand my fear as she kindly stepped closer to me, gently rubbing my furred cheek with her cool, smooth nose.

'Raven, I understand your concern but you don't need to worry sister. We get it if you don't wish to join us but I can no longer stand the absence of Benjamin. Especially the fact that without him, I will be married off to some snobbish noble. Women aren't allowed to rule the royal pack if they come from the royalty family. It has to be a prince. I'll have to leave the pack forever, and I can't stand to leave you on your own. What if mother and father catch you? You'll need backup.'

Andrew eyed his sister with confusion, not understanding our concerns about our parents.

'What are you two blabbering about? Mom and dad wouldn't do anything to Raven. They would never hurt us.'

I stared at my brother with disbelief, his words angered me but not as much as Ice. Ice couldn't stand such bullshit.

'Andrew, you-,' I was cut off by several howls echoing through the once silent air.

Andrew and Ariana immediately flanked my sides, prepared to attack on sight. My ears flickered to the left, eyesight following. It seemed that they were waiting for my siblings to reveal my location.

'Shit. They knew I was escaping. I wasn't lucky, this was all just a wild goose chase. I...'

'RUN, IDIOT! LEAVE THE SPOILED BRATS BEHIND!'

I shook my head in disbelief, not welcoming the idea of leaving my siblings behind. After all, Benny left me in charge. He knew only I would be brave enough to protect our brother and sister. Small growls escaped my muzzle as the pawsteps grew closer by the second, if something was going to be going down so we wouldn't get caught then it was time to take action.

'Raven, it's okay! We can just explain to mom and dad that all of this is just a huge misunderstanding-.'

My sister's head snapped to lowly growl in Andrew's direction. I guessed she had enough of his oblivious behavior.

'Andrew! Enough-.'

I scrunched up my face, my upper lip rising up to growl at them both. This wasn't the time to fight, we were about to get caught.

'Quit it. Both of you! It's not the time to be arguing about this. We need a plan or we run.'

Both were speechless at the authority in my voice. Seemed that my alpha genes were superior then theirs, for it shut them right up, resulting in them listening to my orders.

'We don't have the experience to fight the warriors of our pack. They are much too tough for us alone. We... must cross the boundary. Once we're across, they can't follow unless they're willingly to disobey their king and queen. Let us go. When we grow stronger, they will cower in fear. If you're willing to join me then come. But once you cross to the other side, there is no returning until we are strong enough.'

Without another word, I turned around, border in sight. My paws matched the thundering paws that erupted from the undergrowth. Their scent strongly hit my nose and I knew at the moment, it was either life or death. I would not receive mercy from either of these warriors. Their orders were only to retrieve the princess and prince. The mistake was granted death. My paws knew to go faster without my brain telling them, it was automatic. With a large leap, I crossed the border while flying through the air. My white paws hit the ground with a thud, slight dust fluttering into the wind. More flew as I whipped around to see who followed me. Ariana rose from the ground beside me, nodding her head. She had followed me without hesitation, relief bloomed into my chest but once again it was cut short when I spotted my twin across from me. His gaze lingered on the warriors, choosing his side.

'Andrew....'

Our connection broke as we no longer were a part of the royal pack. It seemed my brother chose his side after all. Tossing my head to the side, I dejectedly turned my back at Andrew. It seemed that he chose pack loyalties over twin loyalties. Ariana and I began to trot away from the border when a yelp was heard along with various growls behind us. We didn't even get to turn around when Andrew flew past us with lightning speed.

'What are you all waiting for?! I'm not getting torn apart after I just crossed the border!'

Loud laughter came from out of my sister and I, running after our idiotic brother. It seemed I was wrong after all.

??? POV

A pair of eyes followed the three siblings with a large smirk. It chuckled at the thought of breeding with one of them. The respect they would receive from the other rogues. It would set them on top.

"I'm coming for you, bitches."

The figure rose from their squatting position on the tree, jumping through the treetops after them. It seemed like they found their next victim. Prayers for them. It wouldn't be too hard. After all, three lonely siblings without any expertise of being rouges wouldn't survive long unless they had a guide and this manipulating wolf knew that there was no way they WOULDfail.