Changed.

n I thought I would. The dogs are all at the door, waving their tails excitedly in anticipation of something. I get up to go check what's out there. Sometimes it's

are home." He announces,

tensing up, "

s knit together

rents don't kn

them why I'm here.

erious smoothie that made her feel better and afterwards she fell asleep. I told her she has to come with me to lead a pack of wolves

ly, yes

!" I groan out in

hy

'll n

the room. Her eyes went immediately to Aaron,

mily.." I mutter. He gives me a

incredulously. What? My mother and father walk in just in time to hear the sentence.

ce." He stares at Aaron, locking eyes with him. Aaron meets his eyes, shifting a little so he'd seem big

wn at me and raises his brow. My mom shifts and

mom asks as if the previou

kly that if I hadn't been watching for his reaction, I would've never even seen it. The look was of recognition. How did my dad know him? I look up at

endly smile and clasps her hand with his. She grabs him and leans close to his ear, whispering

to have braces?" My face chang

t a little t

mewhere..." My mom trails off, disappearing into a

I try to ignore how warm it still feels. His arm rests lightly on my hip and I lean int

No one should go through the horror of pre-braces me, and DEFINITELY not the horror of pre puberty me. I don't even want to think about t

think you should get going. It's late and you're

Now would you please take a seat?

old him my last name. Panic runs through me. I will the in

smile. "I must inform my pac-family. Please excuse me." Pack? Is that what he was going to say? How do you inform dogs that you won't be home for dinner? Doe

ance and strain to hear his conversation with his "pack"

day into the change and it seems like she's a week into it." Change? What kind of change? "Yes, she's been connected with me already." Could being connected mean the voices that I hear in my head? "Yes. Listen, I won

d see the pure knowledge that was in them. He knew I had heard. I feel a little guilty and move to wrap my arms around his torso, trying to avoid his gaze in a not-so-subtle way. He envelops me in his heat im

ust met him this morning, even when he told me that I was a Luna and that it was my job to rule over a pack of wild animals. I begin to pull away but a flash penetrati

. I quickly pull up the picture and fall into a stunned silence. My face is practically glowing, completely clear of acne. I look as if my eyelashe

n's hands and going upstairs so I can marvel at myself. I make it int

t too big over my sweatpants but giving way to my mostly flat chest. My curly dirty blonde hair, which reaches just barely to the bottom of my breasts, now glows with health and shine. I reach up to stroke it and am shocked at

n. "Our goddess gifts us with beauty and strength." He smiles down at me

xtra weight." I touch my stomach unhappily. "You'd think she wo

conversation you overheard." Aaron choo

rienced earlier, spread across the surface o

hand on my right side. Aaron

t is

ribs

of my shirt up. What I saw terrified me, yet intrigued me. A tattoo of a wolf was placed there. It was howling at t

permanent? What will my mom think? I know she despises tattoos... Yet I find my hand reaching

r of the pack?" I say hesitantly in at

school teacher praising his stude

place I can think of. My parents won't let us stay up here long." I mutter, rememb

floor, where my mom was making dinner, and then

~

ce from me, and I try to ignore the woodsy smell he seems to emanate. I quickly thin

own at me with a complicated glint in his eye and sig

He presses his lips together, as if dec

pauses for a moment and shakes his head, "You knew tha

is face contorting into different emotions. He seems to settle on a single thing

e a werewolf." My mind draws a blank and I try to gather all of the information that I had heard

d I'm going to stand on two legs with disgusting claws? I'm gonna eat human hearts and kill people?" I feel horri

eyes. I frown as his laughs slowly come to a stop. The amusement

ot of us prefer to be called Shifters, actually. We shift into wolves whenever we want. Our moon goddess, our A

not special." A look of rage goes th

ddess chose you." He hisses, as if I were offending him and everything he believes in. "You said

I co

t smoother or they're better fighters; we never really know. It's the way Ay Tanr??as? introduces new genes." I nod at this, following alon

olf's different when th

d out, when they are finished changing. The wolf t

changing

erences, Ay Tanr??as? must want it. Ther

nod. I feel lightheaded and

gr

chest and the back of my head is supported by his large hand. I fe

ok at him in confusion. He ha

you mean?

you conne

Excited." I say. I want to bounce off of the walls. The only thing stopping me

in my head and I jump a little

am I being so polite? This guy is in my head. If

there but somewhat fades. My name is Eric Stoic. Tell Aa

nd I feel red-hot anger flow through me. It fills my veins and I cringe und

one day before." Aaron says approvingly. "Eric

laugh maniacally and I furrow my brows. "How do I make him go

saying?" Aaron

le with people hearing my thoughts." I say

l you ano

ou coming to t

. I reply. What

ug and try to restrain from hearing Eric's voice and not let him hear mine. I feel some

ting him. Aaron's eyes furrow and he looks as if

?" He's squinting slightly and glares into my

u said." I say curtly.

elieve in love