Lunatic: Forbidden Encounters

me. Sudden trembling seized me and by the least struggles, tears effortlessly left my

idn't seem to budge; the look on his face clearly pointed

shoulders he looked deep into my eyes and whispered "I

king at him say those words made his touch cold. The agony of

ps feeble but there were so many words unsaid. A

moved away turning his face from me. "They think you are too weak to

You reject

t me; I could feel the pain in his eyes but his stare

Lyla. You are stro

ore tears flowed, my heart tightened and its beats ha

his; the sooner we move on. We

. He stood firm on his resolution, his eyes took periodic glances at me refusing to oblige my plea. W

Pack, reject you Lyla daughter of

bond had been severed. Erick hid his face from me but from his jawline, I could s

ut through the door made me gasp. Extending my hands towards him, I made an attempt to call him back b

rs earlier leaving me to the mercy of his mate and her daughter who relegated me

d to bond with humans who were not their mates as given by the moon Goddess but those rules were defiled by the

sult from her decision. I only heard stories about her from my father; she died while giving birth to

under the care of Nuns in an orphanage. He visited whenever he could which was usually within few mon

opics on calculation and creativity but we could never see beyond the four walls that barricaded us from the outside world. We were enc

re either adopted or taken away for better plans but I remained even

de to do most of the work as the eldest in the Orphanage. The scrubbing, the mopping, the planting a

with the others." Mother Clara would always tell me, he

o let her piercing eyes monitor the events in the Orphanage. Each heavy step she took was accompanied by a loud thud from her enormous thighs

rom the moonlight seemed to be drawing me close and with each stare, I seemed to feel rejuvenated; something in me told me that I wa

ren't that huge and fast, neither were they known to howl; we had one in the Orphanage. The creatu

so real. I could see some creatures which I had never seen, the moon kept on calling out for me and within a short time, I could feel my body changing rapidly; my bones struggling to maintain a steady

me to me. One of them touched me and in a flash, I scratched his face with my nails causing him to bl

woke up almost immediately he screamed in pain and discovered that my right nails

ed others to mock me; he had always reminded me that I was petite and

o Mother Clara's office to answer

glaring at me in so much disgruntle; I could read

confused and afraid to talk. I stared at her for a while and

wn you to be evil.

meeting her gruesome stare. She always

ern warning and a threat that meant tha

onder your father prefers to keep you here. I am certain he is happy with his

ving me distances in the refectory, classroom and even the pl

and also a day of immense relief for the Orphanage. Mother Clara was so

world of adventures and life changing encounters. I was going to experience the stra