A/N: this story, in terms of charcters is going to be a little different. For instance Luke and Sophia are actually friends. Please Read/Review!

Prologue/Chapter 1: The Change

Embrace the wolf.

Embrace it.

It was hard to do anything let alone think with Sophia's state of mind. Flipping was a whole new level of pain, one pain that she had never felt before and one that she never wanted to experience again. She was halfway through her flip; tears flowing freely down her soft cheeks, delicate hands scrunched up into small fists of agony.

You can do it sweetheart; you're nearly there.

Sophia just wanted more than anything for it to be over. She focused even harder as her eyes gleamed a dangerous yellow instead of their espresso hazel. Her inner organs were fighting to get through her skin, her animal begging to be unleashed. If Sophia weren't in so much pain, the sound of her bones cracking and rearranging in her body would have physically made her sick.

Sophia emitted a rough growl as Matt doubled his efforts to tie her down to the bed. He had known now for some weeks that she was going to flip; he could feel it strongly in his soul, it trembled his bones and shook his heart to know that he wouldn't be able to protect her from the world he had so desperately promised not to show her. From the world where wolfs savaged under the moonlight, ran with the wind and were tied down to the vicious place called Wolf Lake.

But also he knew he couldn't stop the inevitable and the more he poisoned her against it, the more it would call her and even eventually kill her if they weren't careful, so he did the only thing he said he wouldn't- taught her who and what she was. Told her not to be frightened and that when the time came she should let herself go and embrace her wolf.

He hated seeing her like this, in such a mess. His eyes reflected her emotions- pain, agony and to a certain extent hope.

Hope that she would get through it and not be killed mercilessly, like some others, by the call of her wolf. He knew it was calling her strongly, probably the strongest he had ever seen. He knew she had suppressed her wolf for too long and if it was held back any longer, his worse fears would come to a reality.

Matt encouraged his child as her body started to convulse wildly. Every once in a while she would let out hoarse screams that would make him want to curl up into a ball and pretend that his daughter wasn't going through what she was now. That he didn't feel as helpless as he did just watching and that he hadn't failed his late wife Marie.

Sophia. Please, just let yourself go. Remember what I've taught you.

Sophia really couldn't take it anymore. She knew that she shouldn't be feeling as much pain as she did but she also knew that part of her was holding back. Maybe she was scared of being animal or really scared to accept who she was. She didn't know.

As another gulp of pain rushed through her body and stopped in her abdomen she finally gave in. She stopped fighting what she knew should and did have dominance. As she closed her eyes she saw a vision, it was like she was running through a tunnel of darkness and at the end there was light. If only she could reach it. She ran, as fast as her inhuman legs would take her.

At the end of the tunnel was a forest. Similar to the one in Wolf Lake, maybe it was. There were many different coloured wolfs standing, waiting there. What were they waiting for? Sophia was confused. Before she could do anything, each wolf in turn jumped on her; but only they didn't hurt her. As each one graced itself upon her she felt something enter her.

Sophia opened her eyes. The pain had stopped and her fathers' eyes shone diamonds at her. He was so happy. She had made it through the change successfully.

Well done honey! You've done it.

Matt was so proud of his daughter than he didn't even mention her pelt colour but that was something they would discuss in the morning.

Unbeknownst to both of them someone had been watching the whole event. A person that both Sophia and Matt despised and was least expected, but the question was more why were they there. What could they possibly have with Sophia?