Chapter 1

It was the eve of Sonya’s shifting day and she was having a hard time falling asleep in her bed so she made her way outside. The whole pack was sleeping as it was well after midnight so there was no one around. Which made it easy for her to sneak out without being seen.

The air had a chill to it with a soft wind that carried the smell of summertime like sunscreen and tropical fruit. From the chill in the air, she could tell that the seasons were about to change from the warm summer nights into the cooler autumn air.

Like most 18-year-old werewolves Sonya had always been looking forward to her shifting day. Her excitement made it difficult for her to calm her nerves. Sonya was a beautiful girl standing about 5’3” with long dark brown hair, perfect tanned skin, and a perfect body with bright hazel-colored eyes.

She was the only child of the Beta of the Supermoon pack. Sonya had grown up around all the pack elders instead of playing with the other wolf pups. Until recently she was the considered the heir to the Alpha role as the current Alpha and Luna did not have any children. That all changed a year ago when the Luna had a little boy.

Sonya remembers her relief when the young Alpha was born. She could finally start thinking about her life and what she wanted out of it.

Sonya was lost in thought as she made her way to her favorite place on the pack lands. It was a cliff overlooking the river bank right in the middle of the pack lands. From that cliff she was able to see the most breathtaking, sweeping views of the massive pack lands and even beyond.

The grounds were surrounded by a lush forest with invisible fencing barrier that surrounded the property making it feel very secure. Among the forest grounds, there were beautiful flowering trees and plant life that broke up the green forest. There were multiple buildings and houses spanning the grounds with pathways and roads connecting everything together.

The pack had constructed benches, tables, and garden beds throughout the pathways for their pack members to enjoy the lands.

Every time Sonya was at this place, she was always amazed at how beautiful the pack lands were. She loved the city but she had not seen a view like this one anywhere else before.

Sonya laid down in the grass trying to center herself and relax so she would be able to sleep. As she lay on the cool grass looking up at the vast expanse of the night sky and the stars above her, she couldn’t help but wonder where her life would take her.

She had worked extremely hard with her studies so she was able to graduate high school at 16. She then finished her business degree in just two years. Sonya had just graduated with her business degree three months ago.

She had debated about whether she should go to graduate school or go into the workforce but decided it was best to try working and then go back from more education if she wanted to later.

She had found an amazing job that she would be starting the day after her birthday. She was still in awe that she had gotten a job offer as an executive assistant at Turner Enterprises. Sonya knew it wasn’t her dream job but it was a job that would get her foot in the door with an amazing company.

Sonya continued to lay on the grass thinking about her future and what may be in store for her. She couldn’t help but be nervous and excited about the next couple of days. Within a couple hours, she fell into a deep sleep under the stars.

She awoke several hours later to the warmth of the sun’s rays on her face. Realizing that she had been asleep for most of the night she glanced down at her watch only to realize it was ten in the morning. She sat bolt upright in panic before she remembered she did not start her new job until the next day.

She felt a wave of relief fall over her as she slowly stood up and made her way back to the packhouse which she couldn’t help but notice that it seemed like a much shorter distance the night before. It would only be a couple more hours until she shifted and she wanted to get some breakfast before that happened.

When she arrived at the packhouse she was greeted by her parents, Reginald and Harriett. Reginald was the current Beta of the Supermoon pack. He was a tall, muscular man who had dark brown buzzed hair and bright green eyes. Harriett was slightly shorter with blonde hair and brown eyes. She was beautiful and soft spoken just like Sonya.

As they walked to greet Sonya, they held out a present for her. Each hugged her tight and told Sonya how proud they were of her and how much they loved her. They all starting walking to the dining hall for breakfast.

Sonya opened the gift from her parents while they were walking. She was surprised to find a book titled ‘Moon Goddess Legends and Lore”. It was a beautifully leather-bound book with a moon on the cover which seemed to be almost popping off of it.

“Thank you. This is beautiful! I cannot wait to read this.” Sonya exclaimed, hugging each of her parents.

“We knew you would like this book since you are always interested in legends. This has some really interesting ones.” Beta Reginald stated matter of factly with a smile on his face.

“I really do. Thank you both again!” Sonya hugged both of her parents together again. Tucking the book under her arm as they continued down the long hallway to the dining hall.

When they entered the dining hall the whole pack was there and yelled Happy Birthday to Sonya. The chefs brought out a cake for her and everyone joined together in singing happy birthday to her. Sonya was so surprised that she had tears of joy running down her cheeks.

“Thank you all so much. This really means the world to me. Thank you all for taking the time to wish me happy birthday.” Sonya gushed.

“We love you, Sonya.” Several of the pack members yelled together.

The Alpha and Luna came up to greet Sonya, their Beta and his mate. “Happy Birthday Sonya” Alpha Scott said followed by Luna Maria. “We got you something dear. I have been waiting to give this to you. I hope you like it.” the Luna said as she handed a perfectly wrapped small box to Sonya.

Sonya cautiously opened the small box to find a necklace with a small beautiful full moon pendant. The chain and the pendant were silver. The pendant looked blue in the light and seemed to glow. There was something so mesmerizing about the pendant.

Sonya was pulled from her daze by her mother when she elbowed her. “Huh, oh thank you so much. I love it!” She hugged the Luna before they walked away. Sonya continued to look at it for a few more minutes before she was interrupted by her mother.

“You should put that in a safe place until after your shift” Harriett said.

“That’s a great idea. Do you think you could put it in the safe until after I shift along with the book? I don’t want anything to happen to them.” Sonya asked her father.

Beta Reginald gladly agreed. He took the small box and the book only to return a few minutes later giving Sonya a smile and a thumbs up from across the room indicating they were in the safe.

After breakfast, Sonya made her way out to a large clearing amongst the trees in the dense forest to wait for her shift. She had been laying there for about an hour before she heard twigs breaking and leaves rustling to her right.

“Hey Cam! You didn’t think you could sneak up on me, did you?” Sonya yelled out with a loud laugh.

“Damn how did you hear me from all the way over there?” Cameron exclaimed from the other side of the clearing. He came bounding to her from behind a tree.

Cam was Sonya’s best friend and always seemed to find her whenever she tried to be alone. Cam was almost a foot taller than Sonya with long light brown hair that he had pulled into a low pony tail most of the time. Today it was down and flowing in the breeze.

“You aren’t the quietest person to walk through the forest.” Sonya said through a fit of laughter.

“I thought I was getting better with my training. I guess I have to train harder.” Cameron stated very matter of factly.

“Yes, you wi- “Sonya was cut off by an intense pain in her abdomen indicating her shift was upon her. She hunched over in pain as Cam rubbed her back.

“Relax Sonya. Let your wolf take over the shift.” Cam said. Having already shifted a few months ago, Cam was comfortable in guiding Sonya through her shift. Sonya was suddenly very happy that Cam had come out to find her.

“AAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHH…. This is too painful! I can’t do this!” Sonya screamed as bones started snapping and popping.

“Yes, you can Sonya! I’m here & I believe you can do this! Just relax and let your wolf take over.” Cam yelled.

Sonya took several deep breaths and tried to focus on her wolf in her mind. Once she felt the wolf pushing through the wall, she relaxed completely and let her wolf come forward. Her bones continued to snap and pop. She started spouting hair all over the body. Her clothes ripped off of her. As the pain started to let up Sonya looked down to see her hands were paws covered in silver hair.

After what felt like hours, Sonya’s wolf stood up on all fours and shook out its fur. Cam was in shock. Sonya was one of the biggest she-wolves he had seen. Cam felt that her size may rival an Alpha wolf in size. Sonya’s wolf had solid shimmery silver fur with bright blue ices. Her eyes looked like glazier ice blue and seemed to glow.

“Hello Sonya, I am Lola. Your wolf.” Sonya heard in her mind.  

“I have been waiting to meet you my whole life. Thank you for picking me. And I can’t wait to get to know you more.” Sonya thought.

Sonya realized that Cam was staring but not moving. She mindlinked him “What’s wrong? You look like I have three heads?”

Cam shook his head and answered hesitantly “N-N-No it’s just….just….you are huge.”

“Thank you!” Sonya replied with a smirk. This was a huge compliment to a wolf. Wolves were very proud of their size. The bigger they were typically meant the more power they held in the community.

“Are you going to run with me or what?” Sonya teased as she took a leap over him.

“Hell yeah let’s go!” Cam exclaimed.

Cam jumped in Sonya’s direction and shifted midair. Cam’s wolf had dark brown fur with black and white swirled on its chest and feet. Cam’s wolf had his same deep brown eyes that almost looked black. Although Cam’s wolf was large, it seemed to pale in comparison to Sonya’s wolf. Both wolves took off running through the dense forest around the grounds.

Sonya mindlinked her parents to let them know that she had shifted and see if they wanted to run with her.

“We’ll meet you at the packhouse. We’ll all run together.” They replied together.

“Hey Cam let’s head to the packhouse. My parents are going to run with us.” Sonya linked Cam

“Lead the way.” Cam replied with a giggle.

When both wolves were about to come out of the forest Sonya caught a whiff of pine trees and rain. Her mouth started watering but she didn’t understand what was going on. Lola was yelling ‘Mate’ in her head. She did not see anyone or anything around them. The smell went away as fast as it came. Sonya ignored Lola’s yelling and continued their run until they reached the steps of the packhouse.

Sonya linked her parents who were already shifted waiting at the steps. Both of their wolves were solid dark gray with brown eyes. Once they started running, they were joined with two other wolves who Sonya knew were the Alpha and Luna. They had always been a part of her life and she was not surprised to see them running with her as well. The Alpha’s wolf was the largest of their current running group and was all black with bright yellow eyes. Luna Maria’s wolf was a large white wolf with black across the shoulders and toes with black eyes.

Sonya was larger than all but the Alpha’s wolf. They all looked at her with pride and love. Her father was beyond proud of her and the size of her wolf. She couldn’t help be proud of her wolf too since she was so small in her human form. Sonya had been training really hard to be able to not only defend herself but keep her figure.

After about twenty minutes they all shifted back to their human forms. Finding the extra clothes among the trees that are left for pack members to change into after shifting if needed. Even though most pack members would walk around naked after shifting, some like Sonya were not comfortable with that part of the shifting process. She was sure she would never get comfortable with that part of shifting though.

The group made their way to the dining room to get some food as they were all really hungry from working up an appetite from shifting and running for so long.

“Your wolf is beautiful and impressive in size Sonya.” The Alpha stated. This got everyone else around them to nod and murmur in agreement.

“Thank you, Alpha Scott. That is a great honor coming from you sir.” Sonya stated.

Sonya had dazed off thinking about the scent she smelled. Without realizing she was all of a sudden hit with how tired she was. Her mother pulled her out of her daze a few minutes later ushering her off to bed. Sonya did not fight her mother’s request to go take a nap. As she made her way up to the fourth floor which was the floor for the Beta’s family she was in a tired daze.