Lea: I've been to a funeral before but nothing like this. Packs had their traditions. Beforehand, everyone who died in Eden's pack was cremated on their own outdoor fire in the middle of a field while Catholic priests (I found out at this time that werewolves were Christian and Eden's happened to be Roman Catholic) spoke to God in German wishing him to take their fallen companions into his arms. Eden's father had a special, more elaborate cremation but it was still done basically the same way.
At this point we were gathered at the edge of that field facing the forest. Eden as well as ten other people, one was Dani's older brother that came from Germany for the funeral, who had lost loved ones were in a line in front of us holding brass bowls with lids over their heads. These bowls contained the remains of the wolves who lost their lives.
I looked over to Marina who I was standing next to as Eden did her part in the funeral. Tears streamed down her face and neither I nor Ryan could comfort her. Nothing could replace the hole in her heart that her mate had left after he died.
"Freien Lauf zu Gott," Eden and the others with the bowls said in unison, which meant 'run free to God,' in German. I then watched as the opened the lids and let the ashes fly in the wind and enter the forest. It was a thick cloud of ash that disappeared into the tree line.
"Freien Lauf zu Gott!" Everyone else called together.
The bowls were then placed on the ground and everyone's clothes were stripped calmly but quickly. We changed in unison just as we had done the goodbye. The whole pack then took off into the forest, in the same direction the ashes had gone. We were off to run, and to hunt, and to live in their memory.
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Grey Eyes
Werewolf*****GIRLXGIRL***** Lea feels a connection to wolves. One wolf in particular. The one wolf with grey eyes that could be found in the woods behind her house. One day while Lea is out studying this creature, she finds herself in danger, only to be res...
