When I was ten my mother sat me down, looked into my innocently naive eyes and proudly said, 'Hazel, in a few years you will be a part of our worlds grandest tradition and be chosen by an Alpha.' 

My response was always 'no thanks, mama'. I was happy gliding through life in school, with my friends, chasing and hunting in the woods.

My only dream was gaining my wolf and going on real hunts and maybe one day, if I were lucky, join the Shadow Guard and work for the ...