Chapter 6 - Wolf Shifting

AURORA:

“What just happened?” I asked Malani in shock after my father walked out of my room. His words: “Aurora, do not get annoyed over your sister’s comment to have you banished. I will speak to all of them tomorrow morning. Goodnight.”

My father left my room, gently shutting the door. I knew that apart from my father, my mother had the worst behavior toward me. If I hadn’t seen a picture of when she was pregnant with me, I would have thought that I was adopted and she was not my real mother.

Malani exhaled and said, “I do not know what happened. But I am certain that your sister is troubled over something.”

“Like what? Why would Quincy order for me to be banished over a mere pair of earrings? She just hates me, and this is no ordinary hatred. Is she afraid that I will take the Luna position from her?” I asked Malani, my hand rubbing my jaw as I pondered about my sister’s behavior.

“Maybe she is scared that you will take everything from her. After all, you have me. And you are not alone,” Malani replied softly.

Lying in bed, as the night was still fresh, I sighed. “I do not want them to know that I have you. Are you sure that we can go out for a run? If I shift to you, my family will find out,” I said worriedly.

“Mmm. Then we do not shift,” Malani said, but I was eager to shift to her.

“Can we escape the house tonight? After all, my family is back from attending Alpha Xander’s birthday party. I am curious. I want to shift to you so that I can see what it feels like,” I told Malani, and she sighed.

“Alright. Let’s give it a shot, but you should wait a little—until the whole family falls asleep,” Malani replied, and I felt refreshed, since I had already slept a little.

I got down from my bed and went to sit in my working chair. Despite working as a waitress in a high-end restaurant, I wanted to pursue a course in herbs, so I sat at my study desk and turned on my laptop. Dad bought this for me after I graduated from high school two years ago, and Quincy wasn’t happy about it.

When I turned my laptop on, I browsed and researched about some healing herbs for a while, before I decided to add new friends on my social media account. They were all delta werewolves and beautiful people.

I wanted to add humans, but I was scared, especially since we were blocked from adding human folks. There was a werewolf pack group that we all had to stick to, and I looked at the Autumn Pack.

My best friend, Nora Edmond, was the Gamma’s daughter. Her brother, Steven Edmond, was married off to Alpha Xander’s younger sister. They were real mates.

So I decided to text Nora.

Me: What’s up, Nora?

It was past 1 a.m., and I was shocked when Nora sent me a text message back.

Nora: Aurora, are you still awake?

Me: Yeah. I am awake. I just woke up now, and I do not feel like going back to bed. So I decided to browse online.

Nora: Okay. Why didn’t you attend Alpha Xander’s birthday?

Me: *Pouted.* My family refused.

Nora: Why? Why do they not bring you around? Are they not your real family?

Me: Do not bother yourself. Did you attend it?

Nora: Yes. Guess what happened?

Me: What happened?

Nora: Alpha Nico refused to let Alpha Xander marry your sister as the Luna.

Me: What? Why?

Nora: Only Alpha Xander’s real mate is allowed to be the Luna. Do you know that Luna Jasmine is feral because she is not Alpha Nico’s real mate?

Me: What? And they hid it from all of us?

Nora: Yeah. They didn’t want us to know about her health. So you see? She is sick because she is not the real Luna. I felt sorry for her.

Me: So this is why Quincy came back annoyed. She nearly took her anger out on me, but I am fine now.

Nora: Hmm. Do you think you are Alpha Xander’s real mate?

Me: No way. I do not like him. He’s a playboy. I am surprised he took his relationship with Quincy seriously.

Nora: I am feeling sleepy now. Let’s meet up tomorrow, Saturday. I will tell you everything that happened.

Me: Alright. Goodnight.

I continued staring at my laptop screen after I closed the chat with Nora. I had a phone, and I decided to contact her the following day to find out what truly happened.

Turning off my laptop, I stood up and moved to the window to peer out. The full moon was still shining above the clouds, so I pushed the window aside and peeked out.

My room was on the ground floor, but I couldn’t jump out through the window. There were some guards around.

“How do we escape, Malani?” I asked her nervously when I saw some guards on patrol.

Malani replied, “I can put them all to sleep. Do you want me to do that?”

“Wow. Alright. Let’s give it a shot,” I replied to my wolf, and I peeked out of the room window once more and watched the guards.

Malani took charge of my body, and a white light glowed from my hands. The guards were alerted by the ray of light that glowed from my room window. One by one, they all fell asleep and collapsed on the ground.

Smiling, I walked back to the door and pushed it open gently to avoid waking my father. Then I slipped out of the house and made my way toward the gate.

All the guards were asleep as I rushed out of the house, dressed in a flowing white nightdress. I wanted to shift to Malani to exercise my wolf.

“Are you ready?” I asked Malani as we arrived at the woods. I had watched some of the pack members shift while they played around, running in the woods and field ahead, taking a swim in the open river ahead of us.

“Yes, but you need to undress to shift to me. You cannot shift with your clothes on. It’s a must to strip yourself naked,” Malani replied, and I was nervous about it.

“Are you certain that there is no one else around? I do not want anyone to see me and report to my father,” I informed Malani, anxious about getting caught.

“Trust me, Aurora. I have put everyone to sleep. It’s an easy task,” Malani said, while I stood aside and decided to strip off my dress on this path in the woods.

There was a grape tree in front of me, so I went to the tree to hang my white dress to avoid losing it. As the cool blew against my skin, and I trembled.

Once I was completely naked, Malani took charge of my body, and I felt slightly uneasy, like I was being watched.

“Are you ready?” I asked her, but there was silence.

“Malani,” I called my wolf, and she replied, “I am ready, but I am nervous too. Aurora, what if we find our real mate?”

“No way. Well, I thought you said everyone is asleep. So we cannot find our mate tonight, right?”

“You’re right. Let’s do this,” Malani responded, and she took over my body and shifted.

I was stunned by the huge white wolf that I shifted into. When I first met Malani as a spirit wolf, she was small, but shifting to her now, I am stunned at how massive she is.

“How do you like me?” Malani purred, but we heard a deep growl from afar that made us tremble.

“Who is that? That sounds like Alpha Xander. Oh no! We have to shift back!” Malani said, and I felt dread run down my spine as she shifted back to me, before I could even go for a run.

“Damn it! What is Alpha Xander doing out in the woods at this late hour of the night?” I cursed my bad luck, as my hands trembled to find my underwear and my white nightdress.

“Hurry! He’s coming!” Malani squealed, and I cursed my luck, knowing that I would be reported to my father.