Werewolf White; Book 1- White Wolf

Chapter 4- The Far Away Father

Mom smiled and occasionally looked at the floor when she spoke. "I met your father in a resteraunt... he was a waiter... not a very good one though-" She laughed for a moment. A laugh I haven't heard in years. "Your father was a nice, polite man. He walked past my booth with a plate stacked with food and..." She gave a small smile and stared off in the distance, deep in thought and memory. "He tripped. Food feel all over me. You should've seen the look on that poor man's face, he was terrified! He gave me all of the apologies in the world, that man. One thing led to another, next thing you know, we were dating! It didn't take long for us to 'click' and we knew we were perfect..." Mom's smile faded and she went silent for a while. "What happened?" I asked, quietly. I felt like a little boy again listening to mom tell me a story. But I had a feeling this one didn't have a happy ending.

"He told me he had a secret... a secret he hasn't told any one. And he told me. He told me he was a werewolf. That's how much he trusted me. And I believed him. But I didn't care. A few months later, I married him. Then, a year after that... you were born, Azure. But ever since he saw your white hair, your dad, he... he got worse. He started becoming aggressive at anything that threatened you. He was dangerously overprotective and even hurt a child just for teasing you. He saw himself as a monster. But that was nothing... at nights, he'd have nightmares, terrible nightmares... then he became angry and violent at anything that hurt his family... I told him to stop but he said he couldn't. One day, he got very close to hurting you. That night we argued, and in the long run he left... he left so he wouldn't hurt us..." Mom instantly started crying. I sat on the floor next to her and hugged her. For the rest of the day, we cried together.

That night I laid in bed with my eyes open. Did my life just start... or did it end? I mean, everything that happened is either good or bad. I learned about why dad left... But is he still alive out there? I quit school... but what do I do now, work at a boring job for the rest of my life? I can explore out of this tiny little town... but what if the world isn't like what I expect? What if I make more enemies than friends? What if I still can't make friends? Am I gonna be alone for the rest of my life? Do I stay or do I leave mom? Will I never be able to see the night sky? But one question stuck out amongst the rest: Will I find my dad?