Star League 2 Read Free Page B

missing.’ I notice his grey coat has a bare patch.
    â€˜Why would someone want to steal your fur?’ asks Leigh.
    â€˜I don’t know, but we could smell that a human had been close by,’ says Daniel.
    â€˜And there was something weird about thescent,’ adds Abigail, ‘like it was mixed with chemicals.’
    I snap to attention. ‘Chemicals?’ I remember the weird scent I picked up earlier.
    Abigail and Daniel nod. ‘Yes, the next morning we tracked the scent to an abandoned building,’ says Daniel. ‘We would’ve gone further, but we had the boys with us and we didn’t want them mixed up in anything dangerous. When we were younger nothing would’ve stopped us from exploring that place.’
    â€˜But when you have a family that all changes.’ Abigail smiles. ‘You learn that there are more important things in life than just adventuring. We came to this park because we thought it was safe, but with all this excitement maybe it’s time to move on.’
    Daniel nods. ‘I think you’re right, Abbie. Besides, a werewolf can never stay too long in one place. Maybe we can find a nice pine forest to live in.’
    â€˜But you’re werewolves,’ says Roger. ‘Why don’t you just change back into humans and go live somewhere with less mud and fewer bugs? Maybe even somewhere with a working toilet.’
    Abigail and Daniel smile at each other. ‘We prefer it this way. It’s too easy to lose sight of the important things when you’re human and you’ve got a million distractions. When you’re part of a wolf pack, family is number one.’
    Daniel glances at me. ‘What about you, Connor? Where’s your pack?’
    Everyone looks at me and I feel my stomach sink. I don’t want them to know how my pack left me behind, or how I can’t stop dreaming about them every night. My face goes hot and I can’t speak.
    Thankfully, Jay notices and does the talking for me. ‘Connor’s surname is Lowe.’
    â€˜Lowe, huh?’ Abigail nods. ‘We met a pack of Lowe werewolves about a month ago. They were ontheir way out of the city at the time. A big brown one, a medium black one and a small white one, right?’
    I nod. ‘That’s my family.’
    â€˜You must’ve been the son they were talking about,’ says Daniel. ‘They wouldn’t stop talking about you and your new crime-fighting team.’
    â€˜They told you about us?’ I growl. ‘The Star League is supposed to be top secret!’
    â€˜Don’t be mad, Connor,’ says Abigail. ‘They were just so proud of you, and they knew they could trust us to keep a secret. We are werewolves, after all.’
    My anger quickly fades as I think of my family, and how much I miss them.
    â€˜I could tell they were sad to leave you behind,’ says Daniel. ‘But in the end, they wanted you to be happy, Connor, and they knew how important being in the Star League was to you.’
    My mind drifts back to the day Ben Beaumont first approached me. When he told me I’d be ableto use my powers with a team of kids like me, I practically jumped at the idea. I mean, I love my family, but it gets pretty boring just doing the dishes and taking out the rubbish every night.
    But joining the team had one big catch: it meant I’d have to leave my family.
    At first Mum and Dad said they’d stay in town, but I knew that wasn’t fair for them. Like most werewolves, Mum and Dad have always needed to move around almost as much as they need a kilo of raw meat every month. I told them that it was okay if they moved on. I knew they’d come back to visit me. But now I’m starting to wish they’d stayed.
    â€˜You know, Connor, I believe that even if the members of a pack are separated, they’ll still feel as if they’re right next to each other,’ says Daniel.
    Suddenly Abigail