Chapter 48 - Wolfing out

**Callums pov**

When we all turn back to Hope she is gone, not gone but In her place stands a beautiful big white wolf, deep green eyes with just a sprinkle of blue. The eyes shift back and forth and I realize Luna wants control but Hope is unsure how to hand it over.
“Just relax..let her step through” I say, stroking her fur, amazed by the softness.
I feel my body shift but it doesn’t hurt and I don't let go of her eyes for a second and soon I stand in front of her as Beacon. We sniff, lick and nibble eachother. She is as big as me and she seems to glow, her white fur is absorbing the light from the lanterns above and around us, I never seen anything that breathtaking..well except for Hope..and Hope naked..I shake my head to get back in the moment, suspecting Lunas lingering heat is affecting me. I bury my snout in her neck one more time before stepping back a little.
She walks to the edge of the stage, facing all the people watching us. I can tell that Luna is now in full control so I don't do or say anything. A few whispers about her size, her beauty, how strange it was that they didn't feel her wolf earlier was passed around. Suddenly she tilts her head up to the sky and lets out a deep long howl, linking her self to every wolf around her, both guests and pack members.
Pictures are flooding our minds. Pictures of Aayla the sick little girl, the cave, Selene, Ambrogio and his children of the night, Aayla and the creation of werewolves, Zandra and pictures of different wars in different times.
As the howl stopped, she again looked at the crowd before her.
It was her way of introducing herself. A way that made sure there would be no doubt about who she was. Her aura was like a force field around her and one by one both guests and pack members started to shift, almost uncomfortable to stay human in front of their creator.
They lay on the ground, watching her and waiting. Children who are to young to shift start coming up and bowing their heads to their new Luna before going back to their parents. Thomas and Anna is the last ones. I see Hope is back in Lunas eyes.
“You are so big, I have never seen a shewolf this big!” Thomas says and strokes the white fur.
“And so soft” he giggles
A few of the other pack members growls, disliking the boys disrespect against the real Luna, but she licks his face, making him laugh. Anna is keeping her distance, not only to Hope and Luna but to me too..she has fresh tears on her cheeks and fear in her eyes. She quickly nods and then back away, back to Thomas and bury her face against his chest.
I can see in Hopes eyes that she is hurting, she doesn’t want to scare the girl. I lick her nose to make her feel better and we face the pack.
“Do you want to take the lead?”
“Wow! You are in my head!”
“Of course I am, you are linked to the whole pack now”
“This is so weird..but so cool!” Hope is giggling in my head.
She lets Luna forward and lets out a strong loud howl and hundreds of wolves around us answer with their own.
“Catch me if you can” I hear her sexy voice in my head before she turns and runs in to the forest.
I roar and takes off after her and the rest of the wolves after me.


**Hopes pov**

My paws hit the ground, I feel the wind in my fur, I smell the trees, the grass and dirt on the forest floor. I hear squirrels running up the trees, birds chirps curiously when hundreds of wolves runs past them. For hours we ran, played and chased eachother. Not just me and Callum, I got to know as many as I could in the pack, by smell and by mind linking. I teased Chase for being smaller than me but he soon proved being faster than me, or atleast as fast as me. I felt their love for me and I felt Lunas love for them. These were her children and she had been away for so long. I came to an opening with a beautiful lake in the forest and I felt a sting of sadness in my chest. I did not know this place, but Luna did. Callum came up to me.
“Are you okay?”
“This is where she died”
“Who?”
“Aayla…Aayla died here.”
I walked to a big oak tree.
**Aayla: Daughter - Warrior - Mother - Luna - Mate - Sister**
The inscription was old but I knew it was Zandras. I knew this was her lake, this is where she healed after Ambrogio broke her, this is where she cut the baby out of Aayla before she died. This is where she buried her and this oak tree is her tombstone.
Callum didn't say anything he just put his big head on my back, showing me he was there.
The pack gathered around us and they could feel Lunas pain as well.
As if they were one strong voice they tilted their heads back and howled.
They filled my heart and my soul and I answered them with a howl of my own.

After the pack returned home, leaving me and Callum alone we laid close together.
“How do I shift back?”
“Just relax and tell Luna what you want and she will do the rest..but are you sure? We still need to get back home and as much as I want you naked all the time I am not complete okay with all the men in the pack seeing what’s mine”
I agreed and we started our walk home. After a while we passed a cave and I knew what cave it must be.
“This is a beautiful cave…filled with such horrible memories..”
“Yeah..maybe we could do something about that..” Callum said, but before I had time to ask what he meant we heard twigs break under approaching feet.
“My beautiful Luna” Zandra and my mother comes walking through the forest, she comes up to me and put her arms around my neck and I step back in my head, letting Lunas spirit take over. I feel her lick Zandras face while she whines and the feeling that I meet an old friend is almost overwhelming. Zandra both laugh and cry.
“I've missed you too you big fur ball” she says and plants a kiss on our nose. I turn to my mother, she is a little guarded at first but she slowly comes forward and puts her hand on my head. I can see the tears in her eyes and how she struggles not to let them fall.
“My beautiful little girl..so grown up and..hairy..she laughs a little and a tear escapes at last. I lick it from her cheek and put my head over her shoulder, pressing her against me in a hug.

Zandra pulls clothes out of the bag she is carrying and hands some to both me and Callum before turning around.
“Just relax and let it happen” I hear Callum in my head, so I do just that. I close my eyes and first I feel my fur weather away, the wind on my skin gives me goosebumps. I feel my bones rearranging in my face and in my body. It doesn’t hurt, its like I’m buzzing or vibrating and the next time I open my eyes I’m staring at my fingers on the ground. My human fingers, on my human hands. My bruised knuckles are now healed, my shoulder is not hurting anymore and when I look at it, the stitches are gone, just a thin white line testifying that they ever existed. I take the clothes, stand up and put them on. I don't have my gorgeous silk dress anymore but this one was still beautiful.
“Thank you” I say to Zandra and hug her.
“Are you ready to go back?” Callum asked and takes my hand, instantly making me warm inside.
“I guess..” I turn to my mother and she gives me a warm smile, I can see several emotions in her eyes but most of all I can tell she is proud.
“You go ahead, I am going with Zandra, I'll see you tomorrow” she said and kissed my forehead.
“Oh, I wouldn't be so sure about that my friend..I will explain a werewolves heat to you over a glass of wine..several glasses may be needed..” Zandra chuckled and hooked her arm with my mothers and they walked away, towards Zandras house.
I giggled at the thought of my moms facial expressions, finding out what her daughter would be doing the next couple of days..then the thought of what I actual would be doing hit me, and my body temperature rose..fast
“Lets go..” I said, dragging Callum with me.