Chapter 7

We started walking back to my place. He stalked behind me as I pushed my bike. I still didn't believe any of this was real. Werewolves were stories we learned about in fairytales. I didn't think I would ever be a part of that. Maybe I should put my necklace back on? Maybe this was why Ma and Pa were so adamant about me not taking it off?

"Please don't put it back on! I'm finally free. I don't want to be caged away," Evelyn pleaded with me.

"I'm not used to this. Please stop! My head hurts."

I must have said it aloud because Krewe looked at me suspiciously.

"I'm sorry. Figured since you're a wolf too, that this would all be normal," I glared at him.

"I didn't mean to look at you like that. It's all very normal to hear her in your head and have conversations. Don't be alarmed."

I stopped walking and put my bike down. I then walked up to Krewe and looked up into his eyes.

"Look, this is new for me. My body aches, and my head hurts. What might be normal to you is not so normal to me. This is freaking me out. I've only read about beasts like this in stories. The stories make us believe we're monsters. So here I am, trying to accept the fact that I'm a monster, walking with another monster, trying to decifer if this is all real," Tears started to flow down my cheeks. I didn't want him to see me like this, but I couldn't hold them back anymore.

"Sawyer, I didn't think of it like that. I'm sorry," he said as he put his head down, like he was ashamed. He twitched like he wanted to reach out and touch me.

I stepped back, "You should be. I didn't ask for this."

I picked my bike up and started walking again. Although, as we walked past a parking lot, Krewe grabbed my bike and ushered it to a car as I stood there staring.

"Are you coming? I'd rather drive you home so your feet don't get sore from walking barefoot."

I looked down at my bare feet and looked back up at the car. I felt defeated, so I walked over to the car and got into the passenger side. He loaded up the bike into the trunk the best he could. Had he been looking for me this whole time?

"He's our mate! Of course, he was watching over us. What a man!"

"Okay, here's the deal, Evelyn. I don't know what a mate is, and I don't know how to work this whole, talking to my wolf, thing. So can you take it easy on me? Maybe let everything sink in before speaking to me again?"

"Fine! But don't cage me up again. Let me stay out, and I will behave. Give you your space," she said with a sigh.

Krewe got into the driver's side, "Ready?"

"Yes. I will put my address into your GPS," as I started playing around with the screen in his car. It almost looked like he had a smirk on his face. I wonder what for?

He drove off in the direction of my home. I was hoping that since the school day wasn't over, that no one would be home. It would be better that way.

As we pulled up, there were no signs of anyone being home. I sighed in relief. I got out of the passenger seat and rounded the car to grab my bike that Krewe was taking out. I parked it on the side of the house before walking to the front door.

"You coming in? Or do I have to invite you in like a vampire?"

Krewe gave a small laugh, "I'm coming."

I lead him into the house and up the stairs to my bedroom. He seemed way too large to be in here. He reached the ceiling, and his body was as wide as the door frames. He was very muscular. I'm sure all the girls threw themselves at him. He was handsome. He had some dark stubble on him, and his hair was styled with short sides and longer hair on top. I wouldn't be one of those girls, though. Plus, I was still seeing Tom.

He looked around my room like he was memorizing everything.

"So you want to explain what's going on? Give me a bit of a history lesson here?" I said as I sat on my bed.

He sat next to me before speaking.

"I don't know exactly why you don't know or shifted so late."

"Shifting?"

"Yes, when you go between your human and wolf form. It's called shifting. We all shift for the first time at the age of 16. That pendant you have on your necklace has some meaning. I'm not sure what, but I'm sure if we took it to a witch, we could have more answers."

"So now there's witches, too? Did you laugh earlier because there's actually vampires as well?"

"There are, but we don't usually associate with them often."

"That's a relief," I said with a hint of sarcasm.

"Anyways... That necklace was obviously trying to hide you from this world. We should figure out why. Obviously, you have new adoptive parents, so they might not know anything."

"Their actually my aunt and uncle. They took me in when I was 3. That's when my parents died."

"Do you know anything about them?"

"Not too much. They lived elsewhere, about a couple hours away. Their names were Felix and Sasha Moon. So I guess my last name is actually Moon, too."

"Moon. That sounds familiar. So maybe your aunt and uncle are wolves too!"

"Why would they hide this from me then?"

"I don't know. My father is the leader of our pack," my eyebrows raised at that, which made him stop to think. "A pack is a group of wolves. It's actually quite large. It's almost like a small city deep within the forest where no one would even look. Our pack is one of the biggest. Anyways, my father is the leader, maybe he would know more about your parents. Maybe they even came from our pack since we're about a couple of hours away."

"You think you can ask him? I mean, if they were trying to keep me from this life, maybe it was for a reason. They always mentioned it was for my protection. Maybe their protecting me from something?"

"I will make sure to ask cautiously. I won't give too much information away. My father is a very caring man. I'm sure he would be happy to help."

I smiled as my phone started to ring. I looked at the screen and saw it was Tom calling.

"I'm sorry. I'm going to take this."

"Yeah, no problem."

"Hey Tom! What's up?"

"You doing okay? Why aren't you at school? It's almost practice."

"I wasn't feeling well and came home to relax. I will head back soon."

"Okay, babe. I'm glad you're feeling better. See you soon."

I hung up and sat back on the bed. I put my head in my hands.

"How do I get used to this? There's just so many noises and smells. My head wants to explode."

"Just don't fight it. Let it happen and embrace it. Your wolf will help. Let her."

"I don't know if I can."

He grabbed my hand in that moment, and there were sparks. It felt warm and relaxing.

"Sawyer, just trust your wolf and yourself. You will be alright. Try to drown it all out unless you specifically want to hear something."

"Thanks, Krewe. I appreciate this. It still doesn't feel real, though."

"No problem."

We stayed like that in quiet for at least 5 minutes.

"Anyways, I should probably get ready and go back to school for practice."

"Practice?"

"Oh, something you don't know?" I said with a sly smile. "I'm a cheerleader. So I cheer on the football players when they play. You should come out one night to check out a game."

"Maybe I will."

"You can watch practice if you want?"

"Sure. Then I have to head out."

"No problem! It will take me only a couple of minutes to get ready."