Skinwalker - Completed

CHAPTER 12

(Rylie's POV)

Alyssa leads Rylie to the circle and bounded her feet and hands with chains. The chains are also bounded on a stone that is embedded on the ground. This reminded Rylie of those horror movies she has seen. The lead actress is bound and was about to be sacrificed to a monster.

"A-are you sure you're not sacrificing me or anything, right?" Rylie can't help but asked Alyssa as the latter step out of the circle.

Alyssa smiled, but it seems that the woman is just forcing herself not to laugh. The blue-eyed woman has her cheeks in a puff. "No. What made you think that? You are a funny one, Rylie Scott."

Rylie can't help but felt her face get hot. She must have looked like a kettle in its boiling form right now! That smirk is illegal! It should be banned for being too sexy!

"Rylie. Listen to me carefully." Alyssa's intense blue eyes stared at her thoughtfully. "What you are about to experience is very painful. But you can do it. You just have to bear with it. There's no other way."

Rylie gulped. What does Alyssa mean?

Alyssa looks up to the moon, and Rylie followed where she looked. In fact, just as she was about to look up, the pack also did the same.

She saw a beautiful yellow moon. It illuminates the whole area and feels magical. It was shimmering and made her heart warm. She closed her eyes then everyone around her started to howl. It made the hair on her body stand up. She opened her eyes and began to howl too. She felt as if she was being called.

Then she stopped as something began to happen to her body. To her horror, she saw her legs and arms grew. Her muscles and bones extended. Her clothes were torn, and they started ripping to accommodate the growth of her body mass. She gnashed her teeth on the onslaught of pain her body was subjected to. It felt like she was being torn apart! Her body begins to bend over, and her spine felt like it was being pulled out! All the hairs on her body start to grow like a needle coming out. Her breathing became hard. Rylie felt like crying. She never felt this pain in her entire life!

Rylie can't help but let out a pained growl. And the howling begins to intensify. It was called on her instinct to prey, to seek out human blood and flesh.

No! I don't want that! Please! Make it stop!

She closed her eyes for a second to maintain her sanity. Her hands clutch her head, now covered with fur. Her hair no longer became unkempt, like it hasn't been combed for a year, and it became dry and brittle.

Rylie's eyes rolled upward when her body began to spasms out of her control. Her body jerks from side to side, and she was brought down to her knees. When the twinges stopped, her eyes, now turned white, looked around.

"Rylie? Can you hear me?"

Rylie looked around where that voice came from, but all she could think about is eating its flesh and drinking its blood. Her soulless eyes found Alyssa. Rylie bared her fangs and attacked, but the chains on her hands and feet made her jerk back.

She growled and began to yank the chains out. The chain is solid and sturdy, and she isn't able to escape. She attempted to yank it out with all her might, but the chains won't come off. With both of her hands, she repeatedly yanks it until the chains were about to give out.

"Rylie. You have to listen to me! Focus on becoming human! Focus on the love and warmth you feel for your grandma and mother. No one can help you but yourself!"

Rylie's werewolf form stopped and look at Alyssa. Like it can understand what the woman is saying.

"G-Grandma? M-Mom?" She growled the word out, and a drool of saliva went out of her mouth.

"Yes." Alyssa nodded. "They are worried about you. You promised that you will call them tomorrow. Remember?"

Rylie tilted her head. Remember?

"Remember who you are, Rylie."

Flesh! I need to eat meat and drink blood! I need to be powerful enough!

Rylie held her head and burrowed her head to the ground. Stop! I don't want to do that!

But you know you do. The deep voice inside Rylie's mind growled. Flesh and blood are tasty.

No! I didn't! I am the owner of this body. Get out!

She arched her back and held her hand out. Her chains clink, and the sound resonated across the place. Rylie shook her head back and forth.

"S-Stop! I-I don't want it!"

The voice tried one last time to push through her mind, but she gritted her teeth and push it out. It shrieks loud, then vanished.

Rylie's eyes begin to regain their color. Her eyes started to become human again, and she shook her head off to clear the haze in her mind. She felt so drained and exhausted. Her body slumped to the ground, and her head lolled to her right side.

She smiled tiredly at Alyssa. "I-I did it, didn't I?"

"Yes." Alyssa nodded, smiling. "Congratulations, Rylie. You passed level one of becoming a werewolf."

"T-Thanks." Rylie's teeth started to retract too. There was a little pain, but it was tolerable than her body getting torn apart. She will have to question Alyssa about it. The blue-eyed forgot to tell her that it was painful!

She embraced herself. The place suddenly felt cold. She looked around, and the whole pack is still there. Smiling at her. They all wore a look of relief.

"Well, since you passed the test. We won't kill you. Our Alpha will meet you in the morning, Rylie." Alyssa took a jacket that a teenage boy offered to her and leaned in towards Rylie.

"W-What?!" Rylie suddenly got the strength to sit herself up, and she realized she was naked. Rylie crossed her arms on top of her ample breast. And she remembers the teasing she gets from it.

She felt insecure as Aly's big blue eyes looked at her.

"Well." The blue eyes gave her the jacket and didn't look her way. Maybe Aly can sense that she feels awkward. "Put this on."

Rylie looked at Alyssa's blushed face. It was the first time she had seen it. It was cute too to Alyssa's strikingly sharp face. Rylie can't help but lowered her gaze, even though Alyssa wasn't looking at her too, but on the right side.

"T-Thank you." She grasped the jacket and felt a tingling sensation where their hands met.

Alyssa immediately pulled her hands away and cleared her throat. "I'll unchain you now."

Rylie put the long jacket on as Alyssa began to take the chains off one by one. Rylie rubbed her wrist and her ankles. They became sore, but it wasn't really long before she was up on her feet again due to her fast healing. She hugged the long jacket to her body.

"Let's make you comfortable. You need sleep."

Alyssa started walking towards a small cabin near the center. The pack began to go back to their own houses too. Rylie followed the blue eyes.

"Thank you for what you did for me, Alyssa."

Alyssa looked at her and nodded her head with a solemn look on her face. "I was a rogue too before the pack took me in. So, I know the feeling you are going through. It wasn't easy, and well..."

"Well, what?"

"Nothing." Alyssa opened the door to the cabin. "Welcome to my home. I'll let you sleep on the bed, and I'll sleep on the couch."

Rylie stepped inside silently. Alyssa must have remembered a sad or tragic event in her life. It wasn't her intention to pry, and she respects Alyssa's silence about it.