Decide

Lona's POV

I rushed home like the wind.

"Why are you at home now?" My parents said in unison. Both of them were surprised to see me at home right now.

"I can't control myself anymore." I growled. “I’m shifting!”

“"Shifting?" Mom was surprised. She knew that I was more wolf than human, but she had never seen me shift during the daytime.

I was different from the rest of the werewolves in my family. I could shift at any time, even during the daytime. The scariest thing was that I couldn't control my wolf and no one in my family could teach me how to control her.

My body was so hot, I felt like I was about to explode. My wolf fur was growing at a very fast rate, my hands and legs were about to become paws.

Before I could answer Moms' question, I rushed into my room then locked the door. 

The door and windows in my room were made of a very strong special material which could withstand strong force so I could rest assured that while I shifted.

Even if I shifted to a wolf, I couldn't escape this room, no one would see me and I wouldn't hurt or scare anyone.

Only when I was in my own room could I be myself.

After going back to my room, I was much calmer. My body temperature dropped, the shifting process slowed down and then completely disappeared.

I took a deep breath and then exhaled, silently feeling the change in myself.

I did not believe my eyes.

Could I control my wolf?

I jumped up and down with joy.

"Lona, what happened to me?" Dad worriedly said while he kept banging on my door.

I took a deep breath to regain my composure before answering him. "I'm fine."

"I see you're not well. Tell me what happened." He continued, his voice clearly showing concern.

"I'm really fine! Wait for me a moment, I'll come out right away." I tried to calm down.

This was the first time I was able to control my wolf. 

I was really happy.

My family were all special werewolves, and I was a special wolf among them.

They only shifted on the night of Full Moon, they knew when they would shift so they could take refuge in the forest but I didn't know when I would shift. If I wanted to run away so that others didn't see my wolf, it would be for the rest of my life.

Human society could not accept a werewolf while the werewolf society did not accept my family. 

Where should I go?

I didn't have the necessary skills to live in the forest alone, what should I do?

Because of me, my family secret was in danger of being discovered. Once that was discovered, We didn't just become targets humans seek to kill or experiment with, but also became the enemy of all the werewolves.

Helpless, I sat down on the ground. After all, where should I go? 

My parents kept banging on the door.

"Let us in, we'll find a way to help you. Don't worry, we'll always be by your side." Mom said sweetly.

I knew my parents always loved me, my family all loved me, they even loved me more than themselves but how could they help me when they couldn't control their wolf either.

"Dad, mom, maybe it's time for me to go." I spoke with all my resolve.

I had thought about this for a long time. Ever since I discovered that I was more of a wolf than a human and I couldn't control my wolf, I had thought of many ways to solve the troubles that my difference had brought but there was no effective way.

The only solution that could save me and my family was to let me go.

"Lona, there's another way, honey." Through the door, I could still clearly hear the choking in Mom's words.

"I think I should temporarily go to our cottage in the forest that we go to every night of the Full Moon. There I will learn how to control my wolf. When I can control my wolf, I will go back home." I tried to hide the sadness in my voice. 

"No, I can't let you leave like that." Mom sobbed.  

"Any adult has to leave their home and find a place where they really belong." I whispered.  

"But you're still too young." For mom, I was never an adult.

"If you miss me, you can visit me." I comforted her.

There were always things in life that were beyond my control and I had to find a way to overcome that.

"No! Lona, we'll find a way to solve this, don't give up hope." My mother raised her voice.

She couldn't stop worrying about me. Although I was more of a wolf than a human, by nature I was just a weak girl who was always surrounded by parents.

As long as I was away from home, Mom was very worried. How could she rest assured let me live in the forest alone?

"I will come with you." Mom suggested.

"No!" My mom was a human. I couldn't let her suffer with me.

Yes, my mom was a human. My dad, like my ancestors, was all married to a human.

"There's actually another way." My dad raised his voice, like he just figured it all out.

"What way?" My mother urged my father to speak. She was more nervous than I was.

"There is one way, only just…" Dad hesitated.

"Just what?" Mom couldn't contain her excitement.

I had no patience to listen to Dad stammer, so I hurriedly opened the door.

Mom's hand was still resting on the door, when the door opened, her hand lost its support and she almost fell, fortunately Dad held her.

"Don't worry about me, just keep talking." Mom frowned.

"You can go back to live in the wolf pack." Dad hesitated. "It's just that our family has been away from the pack for more than a hundred years, if you want to return to the werewolf community, you must get Alpha King's permission."

"Alpha King?" My mother and I said in unison.

Alpha King was no ordinary person, how could I meet him?