Chapter 1: What We Really Are
I`m Alex Victoria Johnson, and I live in Lakewood, Washington, with my mom. My father was murdered when I was 10 years old. Nobody but me knows how and who really murdered my dad.
I`m like him.
The sun was beating down on my dark hair. Sweat was beginning to appear on my arms and face. I was leaning against my Chevy Camaro waiting for my friends Esme and Autumn. They`re like me and my father. We`re wolves, werewolves, shape-shifters or whatever you would like to call it.
It felt like the sun was getting hotter and I was sweating more. I stood on my tippy toes looking for Esme and Autumn. I wasn't tall enough, so I put my soft black hair in a messy ponytail and started to search for them. Why did we have to go to such a big school? I thought as I walked through the crowd, the last of school was always crazy. I finally saw the top of Autumns` reddish brown hair. I started to yell "AUTUMN, AUTUMN! OVER HERE". She couldn`t hear me, I sighed and began to run in her direction. Only to bump into my old crush and friend Blake. "Hey Alex, what you doing this summer?" he stuttered. "Umm, hanging out with Autumn and Esme. Speaking of I have to go get them so…bye". I ran as fast as my legs would let me, I had to get to them before they wondered off.
I started to shout again, "ESME, OVER HERE." They turned their heads toward me. They smiled, and I couldn`t help but to smile myself. The school year was over and we weren`t sophomores anymore. "Hey come on guys, let's go for a run in the forest." I said, well barely I was so out of breath I was sure they couldn`t understand me. "Sure, but not for to long, it`s super hot out. I will not be able to run for that long." Autumn said. I looked at Esme she nodded with approval. We all started to walk back to my car when Autumns` cheeks got red. Esme and I started at her for a moment, then followed her gaze to what she was looking at. Jake Richie, a weird little blonde kid. We turned back to Autumn to meet a gaze. She opened her mouth to say something but I stopped her. " No way. Autumn you know our pack rules" I whispered. She pouted a little, but then gave up she knew I wouldn`t give in to it.
When we were in the safety of the forest we changed. We each had different coats and they were all soft and warn. I had dark grey fur and soft grey hands and feet. Autumn was a brilliant red-brown with a white leaf symbol on her chest. Emse was different from us, her eyes changed too. She was a soft grey wolf with warm honey colored eyes.
When we were done changing, we ran for hours. Only stopping once at the sound of people. This is what we loved, running feeling free and wild a river. We stopped in a clearing, to rest. When we heard the sound of a twig snapping pierced the air. Our heads turn quickly and we pounced up. Two more wolves appeared from the trees. I started to bare my teeth when one of the wolves started to speak. A perfectly groomed blonde wolf , it looked like, Jake Richie almost. "Take it easy girls, it`s me Jake, and Rose Jones. You know from school" he said. My eyes narrowed I looked back at my pack, they stood frozen in shock. There were more werewolves in Lakewood?
