The Last Royal Luna

The next morning I woke up to a burning sensation on my chest. I howled while grabbing my necklace and ripped it off before throwing it across the room. My howl woke up Natalie since she was asleep next to me and both my parent’s came running.

“What’s wrong Ryder?” Natalie had sat up in alarm and was ready to pounce on any intruders. I rolled my eyes at her and looked up when I saw both my parent’s shoving my door open.

“What happened? Is someone here? Let me at ‘em!” My mom yelled with a tennis racket in her hand and my dad was hunched down behind my mom. I couldn’t help but c***k up. Natalie and mom ended up joining me as we laughed so hard we had tears streaming down our cheeks.

“Mom No one is here so no stranger danger! Get a grip.” I laughed and watched her put her tennis racket down with embarrassment.

“Oh. Well if there was they would of ran since I was so scary!” She said this as she put her hand on her h*p and looked at the wall. My mother is a big dork but would do anything for me.

“Mom it was my necklace. I woke up to it burning my skin so I had to grab it and throw it. Look..”I looked down to show them the burn mark it left but it was already gone. Dang I knew werewolf healing was crazy fast but I was not expecting this. I looked at my mom with a big grin on my face and they instantly knew what I was thinking.

“Forget it Ryder! I don’t care how fast you heal or how fast you are. You are not going to dress up like a super hero for the day and follow around the police! “ Dad g*****d and started to leave the room when a gust of air went past them. I sat up straighter taking in their scent so I would know what their scents were but they both had the same scent and it wasn’t of a wolf.

“Mom. Dad. Why don’t you smell like wolves? Even if your wolves have died your scent would still be that of a werewolf. What is going on?” I got out of bed and crossed my arms in front of my chest. Natalie looked at them and at me with a worried face.

Mom looked down and then at Natalie. “Dear we need to have a family discussion. How bout we get you around and get you home?” With the look in my moms eyes it wasn’t a request and it hurt my feelings just a bit. Natalie shook her head yes and started getting around while mom looked at me. “Ryder get dressed and head down to have some breakfast. We will be there shortly to talk. It is very important and you need to listen to all of it before replying. Ok?”

“Ok mom. Just so you know you are scaring me. Dad why won’t you look at me?” Dad was staring at the ground. Instead of answering me he just walked out and I started to tear up. “Mom what is wrong with dad? Maybe Natalie should stay since it seems to be so bad. “

“Your dad will be ok once we have sat down and discussed a few things. He is just an emotional guy and he loves you dearly. This really should be discussed with just us and then you can decide if you want to go to school. Natalie needs to go to school or her parents will never let her stay over again.” We both knew none of that crap about Natalie was true but I just nodded my head.

Natalie gave me a hug and told me to call her when I was done. She would skip school and be wherever I needed her at so not to worry. When she left I sat down on my bed and looked at the clock. It was only just now six am and I was starting to feel very tired. ‘ Blue I am scared about what they are going to say. Do you think it is something bad? Did they lie to us about something? Why don’t they smell right?’ All these questions kept rattling off before Blue could answer. I could feel her pacing in the back of my head so I knew she heard me and was thinking it all over. ‘It shouldn’t too bad. They love us and would give their lives for us. I do not know why they smell human instead of wolf. Maybe the same witch who did your necklace put something kind of spell on them. Let’s just get around and head down to get it over with. No matter what we are a team and we will be kicking some a*s soon!’ I laughed and agreed whole heartedly.

I did my best to enjoy the new sensations and strength of my senses while rushing to get around. I loved water before but todays shower was so hard to get out of. Then instead of picking my clothes by color I chose them by feel because of how soft they were. By the time I got downstairs it was 7am and mom had made breakfast. I sat down and kept my eyes on my plate waiting for them to say something.

“Ryder I just need you to know that we love you like our own daughter and the choice we made in taking you in will always be the right one. You have filled our days with love, laughter, and so much more.” My mom said this as she moved to the seat beside me and pulled my face up to look at her. She had tears in her eyes.

“I know and I love you both like my parents.” I whispered while catching a side glance on my dad.

“Ok well it is time to pull the band aid off. Your father and I are not werewolves. I am a witch and your father is a human. I hid our true selves from you to keep you safe and make you feel secure.”

“Why? Why lie to me my whole life? I don’t care that your not werewolves!” I shoved my chair backwards and started pacing back and forth.

My father walked over to me and grabbed my shoulders. “You had to think we were werewolves so that anyone who may try to hurt you or take you would think we are as well. Also if it was known that a witch was in the house with you anyone who knew you were still alive would try to take you. Your mother and I were always on your side. Your parents and us met fighting side by side when the war first started before you were even born. It took them a while to trust us and even when they tried to tell everyone we could be trusted they were told we were using witch craft to make them feel that way. Your parents left you with us because we loved you so much already and knew we would die for you! I love you and I will always see you as my daughter!” He was sobbing by the end of his speech and I just hugged him as tight as I could while sobbing with him.

“Ryder this part is very important. If anyone finds out I am a witch now that your of age I will be killed along with your father. The packs may even believe you to be a traitor. So tell no one even your friends because once your scent is out there anyone could be listening in.” I nodded at her and she joined our hug.