CARLOS.
Tonight is a full moon.
I knew Shaila would be shifting tonight. I haven’t seen her for weeks. The last time I saw her was when I teased her about her new haircut and she got pissed off.
A few weeks ago, she arrived at the training grounds with short hair to bring something for her brother. She didn’t look bad - in fact, she looked sexier and older. But I missed her long hair. I missed the innocence in her face that I was used to.
I was kind of surprised by my reaction. I thought I preferred older women, but when she showed up looking older than her age, I flipped out.
I teased her and told her I would hunt down the person who cut her hair because she looked terrible. I couldn’t forget the disappointment on her face before she left without saying a word.
And I never saw her again, until tonight.
She showed up with long hair. I was baffled for a moment. How could she have gotten it back so quickly? Well, fucking hair extensions.
She didn’t say a word to me for the rest of the night and just listened to my instructions about shifting.
And then I sensed her anxiety when everyone started taking off their clothes. She didn't want to be naked. I saw her approach Andrea, timidly, and using my werewolf hearing, I listened to their conversation.
"Are you not taking off your t-shirt, Miss Andrea?" Shaila started by asking her.
Andrea shook her head. "No. That's why I have a loose shirt on me. I'm not yet comfortable being naked in front of this many."
"Me too. But I was so worried the whole day that I forgot to think about what I would wear before shifting. My shirt is too short and too tight. But I don't want to be naked..."
"Maybe you can mindlink someone from your home to bring you a shirt?"
"But I live too far from here..."
"Wait, I think I can..." Andrea was not able to finish her words because I had already approached them.
I took off my shirt, which was a bit bigger and looser than the usual shirts I would wear, and handed it to Shaila.
"Take this. It'll be enough to cover you." My voice came out serious. I had no idea if she would decline because I knew she was still angry at me.
I watched as her eyes locked with mine before she raised her hand to grab the shirt from me. She mouthed her thanks and moved behind the tree to change into my shirt.
I couldn’t help the smile from twitching on my lips. For exactly this reason, I put on a loose shirt, which I rarely do since I am more comfortable with a tight-fitting shirt. I was thinking of her when she shifted tonight.
Although I didn’t fancy Shaila at all, I wasn’t comfortable seeing her naked with too many males around her. She’s still a kid to me. And I was just protecting her.
And I was glad she didn’t complain when I offered my shirt to her and immediately changed into it. She actually looked fucking good in my clothes.
I pushed any ideas away from my mind as I focused on doing my job. Shaila was too young for me. And she’s not my type. Again, she’s still a kid to me. And I was just protecting her.
The night went on as usual, and the male pups were already starting to feel the signs of shifting. And then Shaila. Andrea, on the other hand, was still not feeling anything. But it was nothing unusual. Based on experience, females were shifting later than males.
But as much as I tried not to pay too much attention to Shaila, my eyes were betraying me. I couldn’t keep my gaze away from her for more than a few minutes.
I saw when her body started to tremble as she fell down to her knees. I was itching to catch her, but I restrained myself from moving, but my eyes didn’t leave hers the moment she crumbled to the ground and started sobbing softly.
Cold sweat was forming on my body. I had no explanation for what I was feeling, except Shaila looked vulnerable and I was just too concerned she would pass out before she could shift. That was it. That was the only logical explanation.
I saw Gabriel had moved from his spot and was heading for Shaila. He was doing what he was supposed to do, helping out the pup as they shift.
It was too late when I realized my own feet had moved on their own accord and blocked Gabriel, telling him to check the others and that I would be the one to assist Shaila.
His forehead creased, but he didn’t say anything and just moved on to the male pups. I couldn’t blame him. For the last three years, as the pack Gamma and responsible for pups shifting every full moon, I have never consoled or helped anyone personally during this process. That was the job for the warriors I took with me. I just looked and observed - so this was something new for me.
Shaila kept whimpering, and I just found myself dropping to my knees in front of her. Her eyes were begging for me to take away the pain, and I wished I could. My hand was raised to her back and I began to rub it gently. But I didn’t think it was helping.
"I think I’m going to die." She said, her voice breaking as her fingers dug into the soil beneath her.
"You’re not. You can make it, okay? Take a deep breath." I told her in a calm voice, as I took a deep breath as well, making her follow my lead.
She was trying to do what I told her, but tears kept streaming down her face, and it was making my wolf, Hugo, restless.
"It’s so bad to die this way, right?" Her face flinched as she coiled on her stomach, and I had no fucking idea what to do next.
"Stop thinking about dying. You’re not going to die, because I will still take you to that ice cream parlor you’ve been asking me to take you for years."
She smiled, but the pain was still flashing across her face. "That place was closed months ago."
"Damn it! I’m too late already." I forced a chuckle.
She nodded and closed her eyes as she tried to raise herself off the ground. Determination was written on her face. I wanted to help her, but I didn’t want it to come off as if I was taking advantage of her, especially since I could feel eyes on us.
"This feels like dying. I’m burning inside. I didn’t even get to hug you before I die.."
I smiled at her. My hand went up to her back again, patting and rubbing her gently. "I didn’t know you wanted to hug me."
"Oh, I do, since I was ten. But you avoided me like I was a plague. I thought..." She stopped and grimaced, "... aaaah!"
I panicked when she started screaming that the next thing I knew, my arms snaked into her waist and I pulled her body towards mine. We were both seated on the ground, and I guided her head to rest on my naked chest. My arms were wrapped around her as I rubbed her arm with my hard, calloused palm.
She was panting heavily, her hands gripping my arms tightly, and I could feel the heat radiating from her body.
This was fucking embarrassing. I was the one leading my pups for shifting, but I had no fucking idea how to help them ease their pain. A part of me regretted approaching her. Maybe it would have been better if I just let Gabriel help her out.
My wolf, Hugo, growled in my head as he disagreed with the thoughts.
My wolf was fucking confusing me as well. He was so adamant about protecting Shaila right now, which he had never done for any females around me before.
"You hugged me..." Her voice snapped me out of my thoughts. "I can die here now..."
Her words made me smile, but before I could answer her, she started to let out a painful cry. She pushed my body away from her as she crouched on all of her fours.
My eyes darted to my side as I saw Alpha Caspian looking at Shaila, his one arm coiled on Andrea’s waist as she leaned her body on him while watching Shaila with a painful expression on her face. Andrea looked like she was about to cry.
I snapped my head back to look at Shaila just in time to see her fangs elongate. A smug smirk tugged at my mouth as my chest swelled with pride.
She was shifting.
I heard her bones snap in all places as fur started to emerge from her skin while she cried in agony.
My heart was thudding loudly in my chest as I saw her shift right in front of my eyes. It wasn’t long after that, a dark, cream-colored wolf was standing in front of me, and her cries turned into howls of victory.
She shifted. Hugo told me her wolf’s name was Maya.
Beautiful name, just like she and her wolf were.
I moved nearer and dropped to my knees in front of her wolf. My hands flew to her neck and began rubbing her soft fur while a wide smile was tugging at my mouth. "You’re fucking beautiful, Maya!"
Maya whimpered against my hold before she started licking my face. I heard the boys snickering behind me, but I wasn’t giving a damn. Hugo and I were still enjoying having her in our arms.
"Gamma Carlos, the male pups, wanted to run already." Gabriel’s voice came from behind me. Maya stopped licking my face and moved backward, but she was still staring at me. I nodded my head at her before I stood up and faced Gabriel.
"Run with them. Take Beta Paul too. I’ll stay behind and wait for Andrea." He nodded his head in acknowledgment before turning his back on me and walking toward Beta Paul.
As much as Hugo and I wanted to run with Maya, my job wasn’t done yet. Andrea has yet to shift.
My eyes flitted to where Maya was. She whimpered before turning around and approaching the other two wolves who had already shifted.
I let out a deep sigh before walking my way to where Andrea was. Alpha Caspian was hugging her as her soft sobs filled the air.
"Why is she crying?" I asked the Alpha, biting my lower lip. I already had an inkling of the answer, but I wanted to find out.
"She’s scared that she has no wolf."
"Nah! You have a wolf, Drea, otherwise, you’ll smell like a human. You’re probably just a late bloomer. An hour or two more, or maybe at dawn."
Andrea wasn’t responding and was just holding on to the Alpha tightly.
My eyes went back to the pups, and I saw one of them nudging Maya playfully, and something rose in my chest. I couldn’t stop the scowl from forming on my face as I restrained myself from growling at the pup for touching her.
"Go and run with them." Alpha Caspian’s voice snapped me out of my thoughts.
"I’ll wait for..."
"I can take care of her shifting. Run with them. Run with Maya." A smile twitched in his mouth as Maya’s name left his lips.
I nodded submissively before letting out a sheepish smile of my own. "Are you sure?" My hand flew to my hair, scratching it gently.
I heard loud paws thudding the earth behind me and knew that the others had already started running in their wolf forms.
"Yes. I can take care of Andrea. Go!"
I smiled before turning my back to them as I leaped and shifted in mid-air, letting Hugo out. I couldn't explain the excitement brewing in my chest. All I knew was, I had never been excited on a full moon run as much as I did now.
I let out a howl and sprang forward, following the scent of the wolves ahead of me.
It was time to catch Maya and ran with her. Alone.
SHAILA. My name is Shaila Rivera. I was born into a family of shifters. And tonight I was expected to shift for the first time. Santos, my older brother, also a pack warrior, told me that he wouldn’t be at my shifting tonight because he was scheduled to man the border on the other side of the territory, but he said there was nothing to worry about as the Gamma and the other warriors would be there to help me. And that made me worry more. Shifting for the first time should be a happy moment, but I was filled with anxiety. I was terrified of making a fool of myself in front of Gamma Carlos. I’ve had a thing for the Gamma for as long as I can remember. I had a crush on him even before I got my period, but no matter how many times I tried to get his attention, he never paid attention to me. So the last thing I wanted to do tonight was to embarrass myself in front of him. What if I couldn’t shift? What if I did something wrong and it affected everyone? So many things were running in
CARLOS."It’s okay. I’ve seen naked females, Shaila." Fuck me now! Why did I say that? I just wanted her to feel comfortable around me, even if she was naked, but it came out so wrong.It was my fault in the first place that she ran away. If I didn’t look mesmerized by her naked body, she wouldn’t probably react the way she did.But she caught me off guard. I saw her at the exact moment she shifted. Her naked breasts and pink pussy were just in my sight before she sat down on the ground and pulled her knees against her chest, and the way she was positioned, her pussy was fucking too visible in my wolf’s eyes.And then her hand reached for me, making her breasts jiggle as she rubbed my fur.I’m a fucking man, a hormonal one, and her innocence was drawing me in as no other younger female had."I know. That’s why it’s embarrassing. I know I could never be on par with them. Do you think you can find some clothes nearby?"I knew there were clothes nearby. We usually leave shirts everywhere
SHAILA.Carlos said he would walk me home after our run, and I didn’t protest. In fact, I was thankful. It was already midnight, and I didn’t want to walk home alone with just a big shirt covering my body. So we walked back together, and Carlos found some clothes along the way. He gave me the shirt and he took the shorts for himself. After a while, he offered to take me on Hugo’s back because he said I might collapse and pass out soon, which was normal for she-wolves shifting for the first time.As much as the idea of riding Hugo without underwear excited me, I didn’t want to sound too eager. So I declined at first, but he didn’t stop asking until I gave in.Soon, we were treading the way to my home, and with my arms coiled around Hugo’s neck, my nose digging into his fur, it was no surprise that his scent was lulling me to sleep.'Shaila,' Carlos’ voice snapped me out of my almost slumber. 'Hmmm…' I replied.'Would you like to walk the last 300 meters to your house?''Okay. Am I th
SHAILA.I was still daydreaming when the dismissal bell rang, and I immediately rose from my seat, grabbing the bag that I had fixed already even before the bell sounded. I wanted to go to the restroom and check myself before stepping out of the building.Two nights ago was just perfect. I shifted for the first time, and my wolf, Maya, was nothing short of wonderful. She was small but fluffy, and I thought she was so beautiful. Carlos said that too!Aside from Maya, Carlos made that night extra special. He stayed with me while I was shifting and ran with me the whole night until it was time to go home. I didn’t expect him to walk me home, but he did. And he stayed for a couple of hours after that. Santo was already home when we arrived, so they talked while I prepared midnight snacks for them.I didn’t get to have Carlos alone that night, but I wasn’t complaining. I saw him glance at me more than ten times that night. Yes! I was counting and I couldn’t count more than ten because my h
SHAILA.Shit! My eyes rounded as my heart hammered in my chest. My head snapped in his direction, and it was too late when I realized he was too close.His peppermint breath brushed against my skin, causing my lips to part, and before I knew it, his lips crashed into mine without a warning. His strong arms wrapped around me, while a hand held my nape, holding me in place as he kissed me gently.I just found myself kissing him back, my arms coiling around his neck, and it made him move forward so that he was leaning on me, pressing my back against my seat.The kiss was longer than the first time that I couldn’t stifle the soft moans coming out of my throat. I’d had my fair share of kisses, but none of them compared to the ecstasy I felt right now.Carlos’ tongue intruded into my mouth, and I couldn’t help but moan more and a bit louder, making him pull away from kissing me. My cheeks burned with embarrassment. Was I too loud? Did I sound like a frog when I moan, making it awkward for h
SHAILA.The next few days went by in a blur. The school week was about to end and within this week, Carlos had picked me up three times. Many of my classmates who knew him were already teasing me that I was the Gamma’s new apple of the eye.It could mean a negative thing, that I was just one of the females with whom he was hanging out. But in Carlos’ defense, he hasn’t gone out on a date with any females this week. Well, actually for a long time now, even before the full moon. How did I know?I had my ways. No, don’t get me wrong. I was not a stalker. But Santo and his friends hung out at home most of the time, and they would talk about the Alpha, Beta, and Gamma. So I knew things about what was happening in the pack house, especially the problem with Andrea, but of course, all my attention was drawn to their conversation when it was Carlos they were discussing. And so far, I haven’t heard any female names connected to him. So it must be a good thing."Fuck, Shaila..." Carlos grunted
CARLOS.The moment she said she was about to come on my fingers, I knew right away I wanted to taste her and make her come in my mouth instead. I didn’t waste any time and positioned her on the hood of my car.Although I told her no one would hear us, I was not 100% sure of that or that no one would see us. We might be inside the forest lines, but my warriors would usually go around all the forest areas for spontaneous security checks. But I couldn’t stop myself. I was crossing another boundary.I already knew she tasted good just by the way the smell of her arousal was captivating me, but the moment my mouth touched her wet pussy, it was more than what I was expecting. It was fucking bliss! I knew right there and then that this was the one taste I’d been looking for my whole life. I couldn’t get enough of her. She tasted so fucking good that I just wanted to dig my face into her. She kept whimpering and moaning, throwing some curses along the way, which just sounded so sweet comin
CARLOS."Santo!" I called after him and his head snapped in my direction. I was controlling my emotions, trying not to show how badly I wanted to punch him the moment I saw Shaila’s face. Embarrassment and pain were across her features."I’m just sending her home, Gamma Carlos. She’s here to disturb you again." He told me, annoyance was in his face."I asked her to come here and see me," I told him almost immediately.Shaila bit her bottom lip and stared at me. Her eyes were watering, but they were flitting with happiness too.I didn’t ask her to come here. But I didn’t like the way Santo embarrassed her this time. "What for?" He asked, his forehead creasing."Nothing that concerns you. Go chill out somewhere, man. Go take a shower." I told him as Shaila walked toward me."Are you fucking my sister?" "What?!" Shaila and I answered in unison as Shaila’s body turned around to face him, her hands coiling into fists, and I knew we were gaining everyone’s attention now."I’m not," I ans