The King's Luna

Chapter 5: In the Hospital

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The picture above is of The Alpha King, John's Dad.

RECAP:
At the corner of my eye I see someone approaching us, and that anger I am trying to control starts clawing its way out of my chest, demanding to be released. I turn to growl at the intruder, thinking in my head that I must protect her, I have to protect her. I start to feel my bones start to crack and my body takes a different shape, I let out a loud growl of pain and all at once my clothes are torn, and I no longer feel like a human. I look down at myself and realize that I have paws, where my hands should be, and I'm way closer to the ground than I was a second ago. Have I just gone through my first shift? I move my tongue around my mouth, I feel how sharp my teeth are, and how long my tongue is, and I know without a shadow of a doubt that I've changed into a wolf.

I let out a fierce growl, and pounce at the people who are too close, warning them to stay away and making sure that my mate is safe.

Woah, wait, Claire's my mate?

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There is a sudden something happening in front of me, breaking my train of thought. I immediately prepare myself to attack.

A familiar smelling male slowly walks toward me, and I growl in warning, not wanting him to come any closer. I don't want to hurt anyone but I know that I will if it means keeping Claire safe, that's all I care about.

There is a steady mental tapping going on in my head, when I realize that it's coming from the male in front of me who is trying to communicate with me, I let my mental wall down and grant him access, wanting to see what he's going to say.

"John, it's me, Noah. I have the pack doctor here with me, we need to help Claire, so you need to stand down so we can help her."

I relax my protective instincts, which were blocking my other senses and causing me to see everyone as the enemy. I see that it really is Noah and the doctor, so I relax my stance and let Noah and the doctor through, to help Claire. They pick her up gently and start to take her in the direction of the pack hospital. My wolf and I jump in front of them and take the lead, growling for people to move quickly out of our way, hoping that Claire will be okay.

Claire POV

The first thing I notice when I wake up is my splitting headache. My head feels like someone took a hammer to it, and just kept hitting. The second thing I notice are the voices, at first I couldn't really hear what was being said, but now the voices are close enough that I can hear the whole conversation clearly.

"How long has she been asleep for?" said a familiar female voice

"For about two days, and John has been a wolf for the exact same time, I don't think he is going to change till he knows she is okay." Said a deep masculine voice that I knew belonged to the Alpha King. Oh my goodness! Josh shapeshifted, but he's only 15, that's way to early, I wonder what brought it on?

"What do you think his early shift means. Have you seen his wolf, have you felt its power; its dominance? The boy is 15 and even my wolf recognizes him as an Alpha, one we must obey." Says another male voice, that I'm pretty sure belongs to Noah's dad, the head Beta.

"My son's wolf is strong, but his wolf recognizes me as his leader and respects me, so we shouldn't have a problem there for now. As his King and his father, it is my duty to harness his strength to such a point that he will definitely be the best Alpha king history has ever seen. As a pack we must make sure the future Alpha couple is safe, our future relies on it."
It seems that after the king speaks everyone breaks up and goes in different directions, but there are a pair of footsteps that I can hear coming closer, and it's at this point that I remember my eyes are still closed, so I open them, wanting to see who is approaching me. But then I get distracted.