Chapter One

A Chapter by Jess

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My father and I have moved around a lot since I became a werewolf, so when we moved to a secluded cabin in the mountains of North Carolina I wasn’t surprised. My father had a knack for finding these kinds of places. It was a Monday night, which meant spaghetti and garlic bread. The scent of tomato sauce, boiling pasta noodles, and over seasoned garlic bread filled the entire cabin as my father, August, cooked and pretended to be a chef. As I sat in my room, dying of boredom, I hastily decided to go for a run.

“Dad, I’m going on a run!” I yelled from the front porch.

“Be careful and do not let anyone see you!” He yelled back while stirring a pot of pasta noodles.

Pieces of my clothing fluttered to the wooden porch delicately, until, eventually, I was bare. I stepped down from the porch, allowing my feet to somewhat settle onto the cold, damp forest floor and it began. With one swift move I knelt to the ground, allowing my bones to shift. Little by little I took on the form of a wolf with glowing green eyes.

Running through the forest, smelling the pine trees and hearing all the different sounds of nature like owls hooting and crickets chirping was liberating. As I stood there in the middle of the forest, taking it all in something smelt very wrong and that’s when I sensed my father was in distress. Quickly, I ran back towards the cabin and when I was close enough that’s when I smelt them. The hunters. I crept up to the edge of the woods and I immediately saw my father being dragged out and shoved to the ground. When I started to emerge from hiding, I heard my fathers voice loud and clear in my head, telling me to stay hidden. I obeyed, and then watched as he was stunned, handcuffed and shoved into the back of a black armored van.

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All at once, the annoyingly loud sound of a cars horn burst into Aeliana’s thoughts, and she swiftly jumped out of the speeding cars way. She had foolishly zoned out while walking along side the road. When Aeliana refocused on the road ahead she saw a small sign that said, “Fair Grounds 5miles” and she got a sudden burst of energy.

“This can’t be it.” Aeliana sighed in disbelief as she walked into the old fair grounds.

Aeliana continued to walk through what used to be the old fair grounds, but was now just some camping grounds for what looked to be gypsies. This place was completely taken back by the forest, there were makeshift homes, and small trailers scattered all around. Deciding to make the most of it, Aeliana began to look around. She must have looked through hundreds of these makeshift homes and trailers when she stumbled onto a trailer that stood away from the rest. Aeliana fearlessly walked up the stairs and into the home. When she walked through the door, she heard a shower running, and she used that to her advantage. She searched hopelessly through this persons home in hopes she would find something that was connected to her father. As she was looking through the nightstand in the bedroom, she heard the shower turn off and saw the bathroom door opening.

To be continued...

© 2014 Jess

Author's Note

Okay, so I added just a tad more to the preview of chapter one. I kind of want to do this throughout the chapter, just to keep you guys interested. Let me know how you like the new addition:)

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InsanityWriter

Interesting. :) There were a few grammatical errors, but nothing another read-through with a red pen can't fix. ;)
I've read a lot of werewolf stories, and I think that if you want to set yours apart you could change the main character to a shapeshifter (who takes the form of a wolf) instead of a werewolf (which is—in my opinion—a cliché, and because it seems all he can do is shift into that form).
Anyhoo, that's just my opinion, and you're the writer. ;)
I look forward to reading your next chapter! Good job so far!!