1. Teila

Chapter 1 part 2

My skin was just a dull, human white. My hair was a dirty auburn color that swung to mid-back, and my eyes were a shade of blue-grey.
I stared into the creek for so long I dozed off, my mind concentrating on the sun and her beautiful light. It was sort of my obsession, but after thirteen years of darkness, never getting older, one eventually begins to crave light to see by. Or get glasses, I guess. I had only told Saden and Bea about my fascination with light because Saden was my leader and Bea was my sister. They had already accepted their fates, and actually thrived in them. The other three members of our coven consisted of two males and a female. One of the boys was the newest addition to our family. The female, Teresa, was like our grandmother, Gael was my big brother, and Kyle was our new little brother.
The sound of a twig snapping caught my attention. I sniffed the air, but nothing human or vampric was there. It smelled like an animal of some kind. I shrugged and forgot about it until a man's voice interrupted my train of thought.
"You done staring at yourself yet?"
I flinched at the unexpected intrusion and crouched into a feral position, baring my teeth. Sorry, fangs, but only the four canine teeth, top and bottom, are fangs.
"Easy, easy, little p***y cat. The big bad wolf isn't going to eat you." His voice reaked of mockery and teasing.
"Wolf?" I said casually as I stood up and wiped my clothes off.
"Hmm..." He stepped out of the trees' shadows so I could see him. A young man, much larger than my petite 5'3" frame, with a face that screamed don't trust me. And he definitely smelled like a dog.
His eyes trailed over me the way guys used to when I was human. I scowled at him. "Who are you? What are you? What are you doing in my coven's area?" I decided he was an 'otherbeing', i.e. not a human.
"Slow down, little kitty," he said, holding up his hands. "I'm Eric, I'm a werewolf, and I'm just passing through."
I froze.

Author's Note

First chapter-done!