The world had changed right before their eyes, seemingly right around them as if they were standing still. Well in a sense that was the case seeing how the elders had chosen to ignore what was happening to them all around them, stating â€œWe are wolves. We were on the planet before man was anything more than just a hairy monkey. This will pass just as everything else before it had passedâ€¦â€ The words were strong and uplifting just as it was meant to be, giving the packs hope and security that in the end they would prevail and the humans would find something else to entertain themselves. Oh how wrong we wereâ€¦.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">â€œTonight on the ten oâ€™clock news we have actual footage of a werewolf being caught and captured by our local authoritiesâ€¦â€ This is when it started; this was the beginning of the endâ€¦ â€œAs you can see the werewolf was lured out of hiding when a female, seeming to be human, that he was with was taken and held. Watch now what happens to the cop car as the person whom looks so human charges at it to free the woman from the backâ€ It was on this night that our secret was revealedâ€¦ â€œOH MY GOD!! Did you see that?! The car door was yanked off of its hinges like it was nothing!! Now he seems to be whispering something to the female who nods and runs away. The cops have the male figure surrounded! They are ordering him to get on his knees and place his hands behind his head. He seems about to comply when a scream from the female he sent running is heardâ€¦the cops have the woman again! OH MY GOD!! The man is up and charging the cops! Shots are fired but he does not seem to be stopping!! I do not believe what I am seeing!! He is changing!! Right before our eyes he is changing!! This is incredible and maddening to see live!! I mean look at him!! He is huge!!â€  </span><br/><br/>The stray shots caught the human female, who happened to be the mate to the werewolf. He knew it had been foolish to charge at them like that, to even rescue her in public like that but she was pregnant with their child and he could not just let them take her from him. The howl that ripped from his throat while he held her now lifeless body was one that seemed to echo in the hearts of every being in the world; the pain of love and lost. When the rage hit him there was nothing that could stand against him, all fell before him like ants. Finally he was taken down when the armed forces was called in, though even then they did not kill him, only stopped him and allowed for him to be caught. From that night on our lives were never the same, no longer were we the top predators on the food chain. Noâ€¦we were now hunted down like common dogs, our territories taken from us, packs ripped apart and scattered to the four winds.<br/><br/>Now it is some fifty years since that day and werewolves are hunted and feared beasts, sought by all for the value and bounty that the government has placed on their hides. Preferring live capture over dead bodies, still a dead werewolf is better than a live one; or at least that is becoming the saying.<br/><br/>Eryan panted hard as she ran through the night, the dimly lit streets making the chilly fall air seem even colder, or perhaps it was the fact that she was alone. Her pack was gone and she was left wandering around without a purpose without a focus; unsure of her future or what her next move was to be. She had nearly been caught when the humans came, but she had managed to escape. Now though as she traveled she wondered just what she had escaped and survived for? There seemed to no reason to her life anymore, any drive or goal with which to direct and guide her. There was only this empty feeling inside where the bond with her pack had once been. Never before had she felt so alone in the world then now when she could no longer feel her pack, when she no longer had the safety and security that they brought to her existence.<br/><br/>Glancing up she caught sight of a bar, the smell of cooking meat made her mouth water as she checked her watch. Hitting one of the buttons the face changed to that of a black screen as she scanned the area, checking for the hunters and their tracking gear. The screen beeped twice making Eryan sigh in relief before she lowered her watch and entered the bar, heading to a back booth near the restroom. The stench was near unbearable but it would make it hard for them to track her by scent being there and it would keep mostly people from getting too close to her, save for the waitress of course. â€œWhat will you have?â€ said the human female as she chewed on some gum.<br/><br/>Eryan sighed, â€œSteak if you have it, largest one you have on the menu. Cooked medium rare with a cokeâ€ the dimly lit bar was a godsend as it helped to hide her eyes which were looking like that of a wolf with her hunger being so great. The waitress nodded and left not in any real hurry as Eryan sat back against her seat closing her eyes and wondering aloud, â€œWhat do I do next?â€