Blood Moon Rising: A Werewolf Tale of Struggle and Survival"

of people, and had always struggled to make friends. But she had never felt as alone as she did now, since he

from the nearby woods. It sounded like a group of dogs barking, but something a

ng. They were all around her age, and they seemed to be having a great time

her age, standing off to the side, watching the others with a sad expre

id softly. "A

d. "Yeah, I'm fine," she said. "Jus

Emily said with a sm

girl said. "Ni

ibly close, almost like a family. And then she noticed something else - they all had an odd, almost feral quali

spoke up. "Emily, I want you to me

rehension growing within her. Something about these people m

ily," Sara announced.

th an intense gaze that made Emily feel uneasy. There was Mia, who had striking green eyes and a misc

e fun and exciting, and she felt like she belonged. But there was something strang

mes, and Emily realized that she didn't even know whe

ent, then said, "I live

Emily repea

le. "We're like a family. We look

ut Sara's group of friends. They seemed almost too close, too intense. And then

nstead walking off with Tyler and Mia. Emily felt a sense of disappointment and confu

ays laughing and joking, and they seemed to have a bond that she had never experienced before. Emily had never

couldn't quite put her finger on it, but there was a wildness to them, a primal

been camping before, and the thought of spending the night in the woods made her uneasy. But sh

fluidity that was almost animalistic, and they seemed to be communicating with each other in a way that was

r eyes seemed to glow in the firelight, and their movements became more and more feral. Emily

and his body began to contort and shift. Emily watched in horror as he transfor

out werewolves, but she had never believed in them. And yet, here wa

ack followed him, shifting into wolves as they went. Emily wa

hind her. "You should go," Sara sai

heart pounding in her chest.

ves. It's a curse that runs in our family. We try to k

to process - the idea of werewolves, the fact that Sara and her fri

she had to get out of there. She didn't want to be a pa

ed to Sara and her pack. She had seen something that she wasn't meant to see, and she co

o the pack, to their intense connection and their wil