The first to be bitten

Chapter 7

Panic swept through my body, I tensed and didn't move.I didn't want I do any sudden movement, I didn't want to scare Derek away. He was so close to running. I could see it in the way he's standing the way he smells, fear was radiating off of him. His body is tense an slightly turned to the way we came from.

His eyes were wide with fear. "Shadow?" My massive body took a step forward in response. Derek stiffened and bolted. I yelped as he ran away from me. I tried to run after him but I couldn't get my legs to work. I didn't know how.

Pain went through my chest when I could no longer see him and I whimpered. I lifted my head to the sky and faced the large moon in front of me and howled. Pain was evident as I continued. It felt as some part of me was lost.

As I stood in the clearing I decided to try and walk. It took about 5 minutes for me to get the hang of it. I tested my strength and agility. Once I was sure of my self I took a deep breath and let my wolf take control.

She stirred to life and ran. We ran until the sun started to come back up. I was so tired and dazed by what had happened I gave her full control and let her choose where we wanted to go. I curled up and fell asleep.

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"Shadow!" I women's voice sounded panicked and alarmed. I bolted up right and rubbed the sleep from my eyes.

"Where am I?" I mumbled out. I looked around and noticed I was on a deck in someone's back yard. They must know me because they know my name.

"Get in here! Your naked and covered in dirt!" Hands snaked under my arms and pulled me up.

"My god! Is that blood!" I could scent her panic as she carried me into the house. She placed me in a seat and ran off to the sink grabbing a face cloth an making it damp.

"Mrs.Evens!" The realization of who she was hit me. I looked down at my body and gasped. I flung my hands around my body trying to cover myself up.

"Umm" what was I suppose to say? Yea sorry Mrs. Evans but I turned into a wolf last night and fell asleep at your back door. No. She wouldn't believe me, she would think I'm crazy!

"Here." Her voice was soft as she handed me a blanket. "It's 4 in the morning, go have a shower and crawl into the spare bed or with Derek. You look like crap." I grabbed the blanket and she walked off up the stairs and into her bedroom.

My stomach turned violently and I ran to the bathroom, I closed and locked the door and made it to the toilet just as I threw up. I continued to empty my stomach of what looked like chunks of meat with fur still on them. I gulped. Deer fur.

I wiped my mouth with the back of my hand and stood up, gripping the counter for support. My knees where shaking and my body ached. I looked at my reflection in horror. My hair was a tangled mess of blood, dirt and tree branches. My body was also covered in dirt.

I wrapped the blanket securely around me an made my way to Derek's room. When I opened the door he was peacefully sleeping. I went into his drawers and grabbed myself shorts and a t-shirt. They would be overly big on me but its better than wearing nothing. I grabbed a towel and headed to the bathroom upstairs.

I stepped into the shower and allowed the hot water to slide over my body. I fell to my knees, I buried my head in my hands and cried. My body shook with sobs. I cried because Derek ran, because I was in pain and I don't know what had happened to me. The one thing I do know was I could turn into a wolf.

Does that make me a werewolf? I can turn into a over sized wolf! How did this happen!? My mind whirled and soon came to a shrieking halt when my mind raced back to the alpha wolf. That brilliant white wolf who had bite my shoulder. but how was that even possible? I'm sure he was an ordinary wolf.

Sighing, I cleaned myself and got out of the shower. I pulled Derek's shorts and his shirt on and found a tooth brush under the sink. I brushed my teeth multiple times before I got the gross feel out of my mouth.

I opened the bathroom door and sighed. I want to go lay with Derek. I always do when I'm here the only thing holding me back is he ran from me. I dropped my head and walked to the spare room knowing it was best for me to give him space.

I got under the covers and laid there. I was to awake to sleep. Derek's face flashed through my mind over and over. Each time I saw the fear in his eyes something deep within me shattered.

Did this mean he rejected me?

My eyes widened in surprise when I recalled what I just thought. Was Derek my mate? Is that why it hurt so much when he ran from me? Or when he touches me I feel relaxed and a jolt of electricity flash threw me?

He can't be! He's my best friend and I have a boyfriend! And I've been dating my boyfriend for 3 years now. If anyone was to be my mate it was him.

*** ooooooh!!!! What is Derek going to do!!!? *****