Harsh Beginnings

Baby Doe was abandoned at 2 days old. Found by nuns, he was named and sent to an orphanage, where he was adopted by James and Leoan Harris. Matthew Joseph Harris was smart, happy, beautiful, and gentle. He skipped grades, leaving behind the children that were his age, and found himself the target of bullies much older than he was, who hated him because he was so intelligent.

One day, the bullies went too far. They ganged up on Matthew, beating him viciously. His fear that they might actually kill him triggered something inside of him, and he suddenly shifted into a Wolf! Now fighting for his life, he defended himself and tore out the throat of the attacker trying to kill him. Confused by the sudden impossible changes in his body, frightened and disgusted with what he had done, he crouched over the body in shock. His parents, who were there and saw him shift, picked up several bats and began beating him.

Not understanding what had happened to him, a voice in his head told him to run. So he ran until he couldn't run any further. He finally collapsed, hidden deep in the woods, with no idea how much his life had just changed .