The Book Of Life

Chapter Seven

'Is it that easy to invade my mind.' I think, shouting into my mind.

'No, you have quite a strong mental block actually.' Nikolai's voice echoes in my head.

Zoya's voice sounds in my head, 'Katlyn we do this with everyone to establish communication and so we can all speak during all the full moons.'

'Relax. We won't let the whole pack create a mind link with you. Only essential people like Arron, Alyx, my husband and I.' Zoya tries to calm me down.

'But first, let's show her how to be a wolf!' Nik mind links everyone.

I guess I have a mind link with Nikolai, Zoya, Arron and Alyx- and all of them together. It's weird to hear their voices but I can't see the muzzles moving.

'Don't worry. You'll get used to it.' Alyx sympathises, 'Now, catch me if you can!' Alyx shouts.

'Hey!' I call, after her, she bolts off into the bush without any warning.

I put my new legs to use, chasing after her. I stumble a few times on the deck and ground but soon I do get the hang of it. Alyx sprints ahead of me, I'm amazed at the speed we have, everything fly's and blurs past as if I was in a race car. However, everything I can see is still crystal clear in my eyesight. Even under this pitch black and the weak light of the full moon. I spot a complete, pure white wolf waiting at a stream up ahead.

There's no denying it's Alyx.

She yips and jumps away from me, running once I barrel towards her. But I'm faster. In a heap of furry limbs, we crash into the ground. I pin something new underneath my body, earning a yelp from my jaws. Alyx laughs at me. I growl in response. She seems to back off, also being a bit cautious and timid around me. The popular girl that would tease and mock anyone or just ignore you- is taking my warnings and heeding them.

'Take a look in the water!' She tells me.

I walk past her precariously- I wouldn't trust the jokester of school not to push me in- over to the edge.

There, in the water, serving as my reflection is a giant, fully pure black Timber wolf with yellow and amber eyes that glowed on their own from how brightly they were. Enough to pierce your soul.

'I think no one's gona take me for a Husky!' I laugh.

Zoya, Arron and Nik appear out of the dark shadows of the forest. Once again, Alyx takes after her mother. Instead of turquoise blue-green eyes she has her mother's yellow- amber eyes and her mother has a white coat- but with grey mixing through it. Arron matches his dad with his brown eyes but his dads coat is a darker golden brown.

'I thought pure white was practically the rarest pelt colour we could have.' Alyx asks through the bond.

'Well Katlyn. Any Ideas?' Arron's voice asks in my head.

He almost sounds complacent. Just one. I allow my eyes to glow golden.

A chorus of surprised sounds reverberate around the clearing we are in. I bet this looks like a cool but petrifying scene. It has to be only a few hours till the sunrise- yet I've transformed into a Vampire, Werewolf, used magic and now I'm frolicking around in the bush behind my suburb as a wolf. All in one whole day.

I would think I was insane three nights ago. What crackpot of craziness has my life turned into? All I need is for a person to stir it once more. And I'm done.

The air is filled with so many scents. Kangaroos, possums, wallaby's and other animals. Including other wolves. The Everett family introduce me to some of the pack.

Indy, a white and black wolf with yellow eyes works with Andy, a grey wolf, at the police stations. Both girls hold good positions and reputations within their stations. And they've helped cover a lot of Supernatural stuff. Leo works as Wildlife ranger. Brandon, Indy's husband works as a martial arts instructor in town. Ryan works at our school as a groundsman- no wonder I've never seen them around. Larissa works as a nurse up at the hospital.

All four are agouti-coloured wolves. I could understand the similarity in Leo, Ryan and Larissa's coats because they were siblings, but Brandon seemed to be an oddity. Every place his coat had a different colour, Indy's would march it. I found that weirdly cute but also hilarious.

Arron and the rest of the pack show me how to hunt and Arron shows me techniques I can use when I'm on my own. The pack mauls on freshly caught Kangaroos and I hang back until Arron and Alyx nudge me towards one of the carcasses. Alyx drops a part of the tail in front of me.

'Best part! You'll see, you'll come to love it soon enough.' She tells me.

Hesitantly I bite down on the hairy meat. My jaws crush through tendons and bones. It takes like normal cow meat but without the punch if flavour. A lot sweater too. My stomach growls as I nibble and swallow chucks of the raw meat. Demanding more of the meat in front of me. I don't know if I like it or not.

The glowing- its compelling glow giving off a black and grey-ish colour- moon hangs low in the sky. Nik howls, loudly, summoning the last of the pack back that's out far and wide.

'The suns about to be up.' Alyx states.

'I'll race you back to the house!' Arron shouts as he takes off, darting into the darkness of the forest.

With a yip he's gone. I grumble and sprint off after him. I mentally curse. A string of curses flies invisibly out of my mouth as I chase after him through the bush and trees on the way back to his house.

'This is so one sided! I don't even now the way back!' I shout at him.

I curse, again. All I can do is sprint after him and try to follow.

'You arsehole!' I huff once I reach the deck.

All I can hear is his laughter.