Chapter 1; Year before, Maddy is 15

Knives scraped against plates and small talks were heard from the table. "Make sure you guys are here by four, moon comes up at eight." Daniel, Maddy's dad stated and Emma, Maddy's mam nodded in agreenment. Rhydian nodded his head and took another large piece of meat and ate it. Soon after dinner was over, Rhydian and Maddy sat outside on the steps. Maddy leaned her head on his shoulder and hesitantly wrapped an arm around her waist. She locked their fingers together and hummed a sound of pleasure. "Maddy.." Rhydian asked slowly and she looked up at him. Slowly, he leaned down and, slanting his face so their noses didnt collide, planted his lips on hers. She pushed up slightly to deepen their spontaneous kiss and they both made a noise of enjoyment. Soon, breath ran out and they broke apart panting slightly. "I need you Madds... I feel so incomplete without you." Rhydian whispered, his lips in her hair and is eyes closed as he breathed in her scent. Maddy shifted so she saw his eyes staring back at her "I need you too. I need to tell you something though."

Maddy whispered and Rhydian tensed until Maddy put a hand on his cheek "I feel like there's something wrong... inside of me. The Den is suffocating me more than usual. My parents are more controlling It seems like. I feel like something Inside me is just about to snap and I don't know how to stop it. In all honesty, I want to embrace whatever my wolf is trying to say, but at the same time it terrifies me." Maddy whispered out, her voice thick with tears that she refused to let fall. Rhydian was worried, he didn't show it though, he was being strong for her. "Whatever it is Maddy, ill be there for you to help you through it. I'll never let you go, ever." Rhydian told her, his voice firm and unwavering. Maddy smiled and burried her head into the crook of his neck.

Rhydian went home after he was sure Maddy was okay. Kissing her once, twice, three times before he finally ran off into the woods. Maddy ran upstairs after kissing her parents both goodnight. Although the feeling kept nagging at her insides. She needed to run, so she opened her window and jumped out, lightly landing on the balls of her feet and took off. Her eyes changed to a bright yellow as she jumped over a log. She burnt off steam but the steam kept building up and up and up again until she was forced to keep running or start howling and risk getting caught. A twig snapping caused her to stop and whip around. Her hair stuck to her lips as she backed up slightly, something rising in her as she snarled and crouched.

"Byddwch yn dawel, yn ddof, Fi jyst yn dod i siarad." (1) a soft female voice called, Maddy stood from her crouch and knitted her eyebrows. "How did I understand you." Maddy called and slowly, a woman came out of the bushes. Maddy instantly snarled "Ceri..." Maddy uttered with caution. Ceri nodded with a small smile. "I heard you... talking to my boy. How you felt. You belong with us. I could take you in. You could be my daughter!" Ceri cried with a smile and stepped foward. Maddy held her ground and stood tall, her chin up and back straight. Maddy hated the feeling she had inside, that something just clicked and she felt comfortable around the wild wolfblood. "You... you know what's wrong with me..?" Maddy asked quietly but Ceri snarled and Maddy's head snapped up, not realizing she had put it down to hide her emotion "Nid oes dim o'i le gyda chi fy merch. Ydych yn perthyn gyda mi." Ceri told her firmly, Maddy still baffled by how she understood welsh. "Come with me. The pack will welcome you with open arms. Youll be free. I'm offering you freedom." Ceri urged and Maddy was torn. Why am I feeling like this? Why do I want to go so badly? Maddy asked these questions in her head as Ceri stood patiently. "I.. I need to think." Maddy stuttered, disbelief that she's actually considering this coursing through her. Ceri nodded and smiled, hesitant before she engulfed Maddy in a hug.

"I could be your new mother. You can be my cub, ive always wanted a female cub. You're perfect... I will meet you here in three days time with your answer." Ceri whispered in her ear. Before she let Maddy go, Maddy wrapped her arms around Ceri and hugged back. "I could be your mother.." Ceri whispered again and with that, she bolted into the woods and Maddy was left alone.

Translations

1- Be calm, tame, I just want to talk

2- Nothing is wrong with you my daughter. You belong with me!

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