A short story- While the other wolf pups played, Saiela sat in silence under a spruce tree. Her black coat blended with the shadows so that she was almost invisible

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        While the other wolf pups played, Saiela sat in silence under a spruce tree. Her black coat blended with the shadows so that she was almost invisible, except for her bright amber eyes. Wind whistled through the trees, making them groan like a bear waking from hibernation, and her paws grew chilled from the cold ground. The sky was a dismal grey.

        There came rustles from the trees, and several grown wolves burst into the clearing, carrying with them several rabbits. It seemed that rabbits were all the hunters could catch now, and even they were growing thinner. An air of disappointment came from the pups, but all Saiela wanted was something to quiet the growling in her stomach.

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        As the pack ate, Saiela stayed in the shadows. She had learned not to try to grab herself a morsel; the others would only punish her if she did. The role of Omega in a pack is a difficult one.  A shiver wracked her body; it was getting colder out. From the corner of her eye, there was movement. Turning her head, she saw Blizzard, a pup about her age, coming toward her with a hunk of meat hanging from his jaws. Frightened, she cowered in the corner, but all he did when he reached her was drop the meat ...

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