The Lunar Wolf

:Chapter 23:

I ran. 

I ran fast and I ran hard.

I ran away from my mate. 

How could I face her now. I tried so hard to hide this from her.

I kicked up snow as I ran through the endless trees into the night. I had no idea what time it was now. My mind wandered to my early memories.

*Flashback*

"I don't understand Daddy," I said sitting in a chair in front of my parents. They had brought me into their room. I had just gotten through my first shift and they had ordered to turn back immediately. 

He looked sheepishly at Mom, she nodded and I could see sorrow in her eyes, "Harvey, you... you have white fur, your aware of that right?" He asked.

I nodded, not understanding why they were being weird about this. 

"There is no easy way to tell you this son, but this is only one breed of werewolf in the world  that has white fur." 

I nodded, "And I guess I'm that breed cause of my fur? That's awesome!"

Mom and Dad sighed, "No Harvey what we mean to say is... yes you're that one breed. But Harvey, you're the only wolf of your breed."

"What?"

"You are a Lunar Wolf. The only wolf capable of having white fur, because you're a breed of wolf that is special to the Goddess. And 400 years ago they all... disappeared."

My eyes widened in shock, "There are no Lunar Wolves left?"

Dad shook his head, "No Harvey. You're the only one left."

I turned to Mom, "Momma... there have to be more of me!"

Dad shook his head again, "There aren't."

Mom sat next to me and cupped my face, staring directly into my eyes, "Harvey James Cinakel" she said gently but firmly, "I want you to promise me you will never tell anyone about you being a Lunar Wolf, you will never shift in front of anyone other than us. This is our secret my precious pup, and you must never share it with wolves outside of our family and Pack. Promise me?"

"I don't understand why-"

"Harvey! Promise me!" Her grip got harder, "This is a dangerous secret. And I don't want it to fall into the hands of dangerous wolves. Promise me... Promise us."

I started to cry and sniffed, "...I promise Momma, I Promise Daddy."

*End of Flashback*

I promise Momma, I Promise Daddy.

I broke my Promise.

Skidding to a halt, sliding in the snow I stopped. I laid down in the snow and buried my muzzle in my paws. I was scared. So, so scared.

Harvey, I heard Hadden's gentle voice.

I'm scared Hadden, I sniffed and whimpered.

I felt his warmth spread around me like he was hugging me to comfort me, I know you are, this is understandable fear. But Eska is our mate. Do you really expect her to hate and scorn us?

My whimpering stopped, I-I don't know. How can I? All my life I've been taught to live in fear of my secret being exposed. And now the woman I love and care for knows I'm a Lunar Wolf. How am I suppose to feel and act? Your a 400-year-old wolf tell me! I screamed at him.