- Prologue -
The trees around the wolf towered high, casting shadows over her crisp white pelt. A nearly full moon sent rays of cold light dancing on the forest floor, illuminating her path. Her paws were silent as they fell swiftly against the earth. She was no more than a white blur, darting between the trees.
A cliff came into sight, the ground falling away down into the depths of a river, but the wolf didn't slow. Instead its pace became quicker. It leaped right off the edge of the precipice, suspended in the air for a few moments before suddenly the whole shape of the wolf convulsed, feathers taking place of fur, the bones shrinking and moving till an owl replaced the wolf. The owls powerful wings began beating and it soared through the air, now high above the treetops.
Soon the forest began thinning out till it opened out into a clearing. A large house sat in the middle of the clearing, people buzzing around it. The owl swooped down and landed, but the moment its talons touched the ground it's body throbbed and shuddered again, changing. Smooth skin took over the feathers and limbs replaced the wings. Soon a girl was crouching on the forest floor. She slowly stood to her full height, which was not very tall, revealing tan creamy skin and a fully naked body. Her chocolate brown hair curled around her shoulders and piercing hazel green eyes flickered around the people that hovered near the mansion.
"Nice landing Callie!" A boy called, walking up to her. A grin broke out on her face.
"I've been working on it," she shrugged, chuckling.
"I wish I could fly like that," he frowned momentarily.
"Well, you never know Alex, maybe your third shape will be a bird," she offered.
"Maybe," he agreed, before shaking it off. "Kane wants to see you," he said with a slight smirk, his eyes raking over her naked body before he shrugged off his jacket and handed it to her.
"Why? Is something wrong?" She questioned, accepting the jacket and not worrying over his wandering gaze.
"Remember that group of Lycan's in that small town a couple of hours from here? Where all the murders were happening?" Alex said.
"Yeah, but wasn't it that alpha? I thought he was killed?" She pointed out as they began walking toward the beautiful house. The jacket she'd shrugged on and zipped up was long on her, falling to her mid-thigh, the sleeves covering her hands.
"He was. Apparently there's been more killings happening though," Alex explained.
"God that town just can't catch a break can it?" She said.
"Guess not. I reckon Kane wants you to check it out," he said.
"Why me? Why can't you do it?" Callie complained.
"Because he chose you for second in command, which was totally unfair!" Alex whined.
"It was only because I already had my three forms," She pointed out. "And besides it's not that fun anyway, as you can see."
"Oh yeah getting to go to a town for a few months to investigate strange killings with a bunch of Lycan's is such a hardship, Daniels," Alex said sarcastically, calling her by her last name.
She rolled her eyes, walking ahead of him.
"Maybe put on some clothes before going to see him!" He called after her. She threw a glare over her shoulder at him, but a smirk played on her lips.
She followed her best friends advice and made a quick detour to her room, pulling on some jeans and a T-shirt before heading to her leaders office, where she was positive he would be.
She knocked and was proved correct when his voice boomed from the other side of the door, asking her to come in. She walked in to see Kane was talking to a woman who seemed vaguely familiar, although Callie couldn't quite place where she'd seen her. Kane was a large muscular man, the leader of Callie's Clan. He was rather young for a leader, barely 25, but Callie fully respected him and acknowledged that the job he did was hard and that he did it well.
"Callie this is Amanda Lockwood. She's the leader of the Lockwood Clan. You met her not long ago," Kane said pointedly, sending Callie a small glare. Callie blushed, remembering the fight she'd had with a Lockwood Clan member that had resulted in Amanda stepping in.
Callie dipped her head respectfully. "It's nice to see you again Amanda. What brings you here?" Callie asked, standing up straighter.
"I'm here to discuss the killings going on in a town not far from here called Beacon Hills. There have been two killings already. My Clan is situated close to the town but your Clan is closer. We're discussing options," Amanda explained.
"And what's to say it's supernatural? How do we know it's not just some serial killer? Therefore shouldn't we leave it up to the police?" Callie said.
Amanda handed her a photo. "No human could do that," she pointed out. Callie looked down at the picture. It was of a mans dead body. Large claw marks were gashed down his entire front, his organs spilling out everywhere. Callie didn't flinch away from the gruesome picture.
"Ok," She slowly said. "Do we think it's another Lycan?"
"That's what we first believed," Kane said. "But a paralytic toxin was found in the mans body and a slash across the back of his neck. There has also been several sightings of a 'bipedal lizard man'."
Realisation dawned on Callie. "You think it's a kanima," she said.
Amanda nodded. "There was an alpha recently killed, so if whoever killed him is now an alpha than he'd be inexperienced
and therefore not being able to read who would turn into what when he bit them," she said.
"But I thought we came to the conclusion that Lycan's can't read people like we can," Callie said.
"Well, if they can than whoever this alpha is made a very stupid decision creating this monster," Amanda said.
"Has anyone in your Clan ever dealt with a kanima before?" Callie questioned her.
Amanda shook her head. "No. They're very rare. For a long time they were thought of as simply myths but I suppose not."
"We want you to go and check it out. Try to stay away from the Lycans if possible and avoid direct combat with the kanima. We're not entirely sure how strong it is but if it can do something like this.." Kane trailed off, looking to the picture of the dead man. "Then it must be pretty dangerous. Be careful," he warned Callie.
Callie took in a deep breath, nodding. "When do I leave?"
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A/N: New story! PLEASE REVIEW! So it will be a Teen Wolf story I promise! Also all of this confusing shapeshifter stuff will be explained! This was so short because it was the prologue! Chapter one is up next! Tell me if you want me to keep going! If you haven't already, check out my other story 'And so the lion fell in love with the lamb'. Also a Derek/OC book!
Love you xx
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