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Prologue: Survivors
D'Artagnan was born a werewolf. Yes, mythical creatures exist and D'Artagnan was one of them.He was born to two a werewolf mated, bonded and devoted couple. Werewolves mate for life but some had urges that lead them astray. But not D'Artagnan's parents as being mated, bonded and devoted meant something more and a pair of mated werewolves like that couldn't ever betray each other. He was the third of twenty-one children. His older brothers and sister he adored and his little sisters and brothers which he protected.Facts about Werewolves were mostly wrong in many ways he had learnt. First of they didn't need the Full Moon to transform. They could transform whenever they wanted but couldn't change back to the next Moon sets. So, if he transformed during the day then he had to wait for that night's moon to set to be able to transform back.There were THREE types of werewolves, those that were bitten and those that were born. Born werewolves happened when both their parents were werewolves. And the third type of werewolf were the mongrels that are feral and don't have any morals or follow the rules of the Werewolves. And thee Good werewolves were responsible for protecting the humans from them and putting them down.Another fact is that if werewolves didn't transform regularly then they became dangerous and their minds became unstable. They could also be forced to change no matter where they were.Werewolves healed a lot faster and they aged slower. They could transform/infect someone with a bite. If someone was close to dying and they were bitten then it would save the person's life. But the bite bought on some pain and a nasty fever till they are fully changed.When a Werewolf bites someone they become responsible for them. To comfort a changing werewolf, they had to be close to their Creator.Werewolves even in human form had heightened senses and had more endurance and strength. They could also run faster than anything. They also had their own unique fur and some said the colder of the wolf's fur reflected their true nature. A healthy werewolf as silky fur, an unhealthy wolf or a mongrel have mattered fur and look crazed.Werewolves kept their human eye colour, but when they get angry or go into protective mode their eyes turn amber or black.A werewolf's skin is thick and normally only another werewolf can injure them in wolf form. There human form is vulnerable. But sometimes a human uses something that can penetrate the skin. Those humans were normally werewolf hunters who believe werewolves are the right hands of the devil.Another fact was that Werewolves were graceful when they ran and could run or walk in a way that didn't leave many tracks. Even when injured werewolves had the ability if they were skilled enough and D'Artagnan was that skilled.Scars on a werewolf only showed on their wolf's body. The more scars on a werewolf the more other supernatural's fear them.Then again, those werewolf hunters also hunted other supernatural creatures such as Vampires. And Werewolves and Vampires are natural rivals.Werewolves body temperate runs higher than humans. If it is low that means the wolf is sick or badly injured.Also, Werewolves were VERY fertile and the woman held their fertility for longer than a humans. Hence why Charles had so many siblings.When they were the wolf, they would normally hunt and eat their kills right then and there. But also, in human life they liked their meat rare.They were also normally pack animals. Their loyalty to their Packs means everything and the stronger the bond means that the other wolves in the Pack can feel if one of their Pack is in danger.Being in a Pack means family and family means nobody gets left behind.There are Werewolf Hunters who believe werewolves are the right hands of the devil. Then again, those werewolf hunters also hunted other supernatural creatures such as Vampires. And Werewolves and Vampires are natural rivals.Then ago so were many others that walked the earth.
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Before everything went wrong his Pack was large. He had 13 Sisters and 8 Brothers, 2 sets of Grandparents and his Parents. They were a very large Pack but didn't always travel together.He also had an adopted Brother who saved his life as a Pup and they had been inseparable every summer since.But when he was 11 that is when everything started to go wrong. First, he lost his adopted Brother and Godfather. Named Oliver. They had been so close and during the Summer you couldn't find one without the other. It wasn't uncommon in the early days to see Oliver carry D'Artagnan but the scoff of his neck or even on his back.Oliver had also taught D'Artagnan how to use a sword after a Hunter nearly killed him and a Mongrel. D'Artagnan had taught himself how to use knives and he practiced every chance he got to surprise Oliver every summer with how much he improved.His Pack was slaughtered by Hunters just 3 years after news of Oliver's death had reached him. D'Artagnan had managed to get 16 of his Siblings to safety, 9 Cousins and a couple of Friends. They had watched as the Hunters slaughtered their Family. His Big Brothers Primus and Alexandre IV and Elder sister Arabella and his younger twin younger siblings Andre and Juliette.They had been left on their own. Just children and no adults. That is when D'Artagnan had stepped into his role as Alpha.He had NEVER been prepared for the role as Alpha. As it would have been up to his eldest brother to become Alpha or even Alexandre to become Alpha. But with him dead D'Artagnan was the next oldest of the elder line and was in charge. They roamed around freely spending more time in their wolf forms then their human. As humans wouldn't accept someone as young as D'Artagnan taking care of his younger siblings.But they had eventually made their way back to Gascony and D'Artagnan had meet up with an old human friend.Now they were both on their way to Paris together and that is where are story begins…
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As for Oliver he and his brother Thomas survived the killings and Oliver had to become the Comte de la Fère and by the time he got used to it he heard by word of mouth the attacked on his all but Blood Brother Charles's Pack and as far as he knew they had all been killed and it killed a large part of him that he let his Little One down.And that was when he met her Anne the future Milady…