CH10 The full moon
"Why are the wolves being chained up?" I asked Matt
"I can't explain right now Damon, I'm sorry" Matt went to a set of chains, he lifted his arms so that his wrists were in line with the cuffs on the end of really long chains, I raised an eyebrow "chain me up" Matt told me
"Excuse me" I nearly shrieked chain him up? He wants me to chain him up? Why?
"Damon, I'm sorry I can't explain right now, but I need you to chain me up, please, quickly, before the moon is up" Matt seemed worried so I rushed to him quickly and secured the cuffs around his wrists, once he was secure I spoke
"Can you please explain now?" I asked as I folded my arms across my chest
"Every full moon unmated wolves shift against their will, when we shift against our will our wolves take over completely, we need to be chained just in case we hurt someone" Matt explained, my eyes went wide in horror, what if he broke free? What if he killed me? As if reading my thoughts Matt spoke "only one person can stop us from killing everyone in sight, for me that's you, you're the only one that can calm my wolf, you're the only one Mason listens to" Matt finished explaining, I nodded, I didn't know why Mason only listened to me but hoped that this time he wouldn't notice that I have no idea how to calm him, I needed Anastasia here, my mate, my queen, she had the answers to everything, she would know how to calm this wolf, Matt screamed and I ran to him "stay back" he shouted as he screamed again, he fell to his knees and his brown eyes turned blue, he began to shift, I heard his bones break, the chains were long enough to allow his palms to touch the floor as well as his knees, wolves were screaming all around me, I looked on in horror as Matt's wolf took over, his wolf was white, with a black patch on his left side, he growled at me baring his teeth, I took a step back not wanting to stand too close, as I did so Mason whimpered, and tilted his head to the side, I tilted my head too, mimicking him,
'Damon' I heard in my head, I gasped I looked around wanting to know who spoke in my head, the same voice chuckled in my head 'it's me, it's Mason' I gasped again
"You, you can talk?" I asked out loud
'Yes, Matt did mention that you don't remember us, that you don't remember me, but I remember you' the wolf in front of me bowed his head sadly
"I'm sorry Mason, I'm sorry I don't remember you, but I would like to get to know you better, I would like to become your friend" I told him, the wolf, once again, chuckled in my head
"So how long will you be in control?" I had to ask
'The whole night, why? Do you have plans?' The wolf seemed to smile, now I laughed, I sat down with my legs crossed
"No, no plans, I just wondered if I should get comfortable" I smirked, Mason lifted his head, looking up at the ceiling and he howled, every chained wolf howled, I had to cover my ears, as it was loud, once he stopped and I uncovered my ears Mason layed down, his belly on the ground and his chin resting on his paws, I found myself moving closer, Mason lifted his head a little as he watched me, I smiled and moved closer, I had so many questions "so this happens every full moon?"
'Since I was eighteen' Mason answered
"How old you now?" I asked
'Five hundred' Mason told me, I gasped
"Matt doesn't look that old" I told him
'And I do?' Mason asked
"Yes" I shrugged, a smile playing on my lips, Mason laughed in my head
'Are you sure you have no memory of me?' He asked, I stopped laughing and shook my head apologetically 'it's ok Damon we shall make new memories'
"Matt mentioned that this happens to unmated wolves, does that mean it stops once you find your mate?" I asked wanting to change the subject
'Yes our mate will be able to keep us calm, keep us in check, once we find our mate I won't need to take control' Mason answered
"But why do you need to take control?" I wanted to know
'Because humans are useless, Matt has better things to do than look for our mate'
"I'm sure that's not true" I assured him
'Hmm, I suppose he did travel the world with you hoping to find his mate, but it didn't work out, did it?'
"Travel the world? When?" I was confused, when did Matt travel with us?
'When the queen decided she wanted to travel the world to meet the kings, we came with you, did that not happen in your reality?' Mason asked sounding a little sad
"No, it didn't, in my reality, Matt and I weren't close, so he didn't travel with us, I'm sorry Mason" I apologised once again
'Don't be, much has changed for you, we should apologise to you, bringing you here without explaining why, like I said humans are useless'
"In my reality warewolves and vampires were enemies, a bite from a wolf could kill a vampire" I nearly shuddered
'You don't have to worry about that, my bite will not kill you, unless I rip your throat out' Mason told me as if it was normal conversation, I swallowed a lump in my throat, the fear creeping in once more
"So why am I the only one that can calm you down?" I once again had the need to change the subject, Mason laughed before he answered my question, knowing that I was scared
'I don't know, not even Dylan can calm me down, and we've known him longer, when I first met you, I felt a connection with you, alpha says you might have been family in a past life, a brother, a father, a son' I nodded at that 'you have a connection with the gods, maybe you should ask the moon goddess' Mason offered