04

« O-ok, I-I need to go now, » I whispered, trying to stand up even though I was feeling extremely weak.

The lady shook her head, « No honey, you need to rest. »

« P-please don’t kill me, » I whispered with tears in eyes already.

« Why would we want to kill you ? » the lady asked, with confusion masked on her face.

« W-why wouldn’t you ? I came onto your territory, didn’t I ? »

« Yes, but you don’t seem like a danger to me. Or the pack for that matter. You look so broken, » she whispered the last part.

« No you don’t. So I would like you to join the pack, » he stated firmly.

« N-no, I can’t. I don’t want to be a burden on you or anyone, » I sobbed.

« You’re not a burden. And since you have crossed my land without permission, I get to do whatever I want to do with you and I want you to join the pack, » he said confidently.

« Y-yes Alpha, » I whispered, looking down at my fingers.

« Excellent, » he grinned. « And I know you’d rather not tell me about your past right now, but someday, I need to know and the sooner the better. »

I nodded again, speechless. Why would he want me to be in his pack ? What if he’d start hating me like the other later on ? Is he going to abandon me as well ?

« What’s your name sweetheart ? » the lady asked.

« S-Sophia Campbell, » I answered in a quite voice.

« You’re name’s beautiful, just like you. And I’m Claire, Daniel’s mom, » she said Daniel’s name with great pride. She seemed so warm, and I knew I would grow to love her.

« T-thanks, » I smiled slightly.

« Ok, so I think that the sooner you become one of the members in our pack, the better. So how about now ? Do you agree ? » Daniel asked, tilting his head as he waited my answer.

Relunctantly, I nodded, « Ok, I’m ready. »

I was sure I didn’t want to be in my old pack anymore, because eventually, they could track me down- which was highly unlikely. But with me being in Daniel’s pack soon, it would alter my scent slightly and break off any ties from them. But I don’t think they would want to find me though. After all, I was just someone they HAD to tolerate in their pack.

« I, Alpha Daniel Woods, accept you Sophia Campbell in The Shadow Moon Pack, do you accept ? » he said so formally.

« I, Sophia Campbell, accept to be part of The Shadow Moon Pack. »

He pulled out a small pocket knife and made a cut on his palm. He took mine and repeated the process. We both shook hands, both our blood mixing together.

I felt my old pack’s bond, which was already very weakened, snap completely. And instead to be replaced by my new pack’s bond.

« Welcome to the pack, » he grinned.

I smiled back slightly as his smile was so infectious.

« Thank you. Thank you so much, but I don’t want to live in the pack house, » I stated with a slight confidence.

It was true : all my life I never did anything for me, just for me and now I wanted to build my own life and live it for me now that I was free. I knew that it would take long before I got back on my own two feet properly, but I never really did like anyone else’s help.

« That’s ok, but you have to come to the pack meetings, which is once a month. And until you get well, because you are extremely underweight and weak as well, you will have you stay at the pack house, and that is my order. »

« Thank you, » I whispered again, but since he had werewolf hearing, he would’ve been able to hear me.

I wasn’t used to people doing all these things for me, so it was a bit weird to see someone help me so much. I was used to doing work and getting hit and bullied, but I was never once taken care of- because the people who were supposed to love me and be there for me turned their backs on me.

« Ok, I’ll leave you for a shower. Come downstairs when you finish and I’ll have some clothes ready for you, » Claire said, smiling her bright smile.

I nodded and watched as they left the room. I stood up and walked to a white-painted door, which I guessed was the entrance to the bathroom and entered in.

I looked around in awe at the shiny, clean and white bathroom. I stripped out of my clothes and turned on the shower. I re-adjusted the heat to my liking and stepped under the water as it soothed my muscles.

I think I would be loved and appreciated around here. My life just got way better.

Once I’d finished my shower, I wrapped myself around with a soft, white towel, which was already in the bathroom. I stepped out of the bathroom, feeling as fresh and light as ever.

I found an outfit, which consisted of a pair of shorts and a plain white t-shirt. Underneath the clothes, I found a new pair of underwear, which I was glad for. The shorts were way too big as well as the t-shirt, but I could work with it.

I quickly got dressed and brushed my teeth with the spare toothbrush I found in the bathroom cabinet. I combed out the knots of my long pink hair- the result of a prank- with a comb that I found.

My natural hair colour was a dark brown with natural lighter brown highlights and reached my waist. It was one of the only things that I actutally like about myself, apart from my light blue eyes, which were the same colour as the sky, which was why my middle name was Sky.

I remember how beautiful my hair used to be until they . . .

Nicole whispered to her group of friends to be quite as they tip-toed into Sophia’s bedroom. The party had been on for two hours now and the house was fully packed, which meant that nobody would really miss their presence for the two minutes they would be gone.

Ryan was hosting a party as usual, which Sophia wasn’t allowed to attend- nothing unusual. Ryan had invited over most people from his school, excluding the ‘nerds’. The party was on full-blast and the others were dancing around wildly, drinking or making out somewhere.

Sophia wasn’t allowed to go as she was the only person who’d passed her shifting age by so much. Sometimes a wolf would be a couple of days later, but not months and months.