The First Wolf's Moon, Savannah Turberville [top 100 novels of all time txt] 📗

shocked faded when I heard a low menacing growl. Turning to Nathan a cold hand wrapped around my throat and a shiver ran through me once again. The look in his eyes was like a predator eyeing his opponent with nothing but the intention of death. My heart began to pound as fear became my air. I turned away from him but the feeling still lingered . Slowly, the period went on like the never ending sea with waves of fear and mystery raining down on me, beating me until I couldn't move. The bell then rung and relief washed over me.

"April." A female voice whispered in my ear, it was as sweet as honey and the sound was like silk making my heart skip a beat. I looked around but no one spoke."Come to me, April." Hypnotized I walked out the entrance doors and across the school parking lot. I was like a traveler who had been wondering for many days and nights. Never finding what I sought out for. Never stopping, not even when I heard my name." Come to me April. Let me show you who you really are." Unaware of what I was doing I exited the school's parking lot and into the street. I was in the middle of the road when I heard a muffled car horn. Snapping back to reality I saw a pair of headlights heading toward me. Fear grasped me once again until I felt someone tackled me. The right side of my head smacked into the concrete hard. My vision blurred and a pounding in my head began.

"April are you okay?" A muffled voice asked. I looked up and rubbed my head, pulling my hand away I saw blood. When my vision became more clear. I looked up to see who rescued me. It was Ethan. He had such a worried expression on his face. I didn't know what to do or what to say. He saved my life, I thought. Lifting me up he carried me to his Corvet. I didn't protest. My strength was drained and my head was killing me. Starting the car we left not even stopping to tell any one where we were going. My thoughts became cludered and a wave of weariness washed over me. Darkness tug at my vision and soon that was all I could see. I was floating in the air looking up at a star filled sky, the clouds covered the moon. Nothing could touch me or pull me into a fit of despair. I was at peace, until the clouds moved. The feeling of excurciating pain shot through me. My bones began to snap out of place. I couldn't scream because I was shocked at what the moon looked like. It was as red as blood. Realizing this wasn't real, I found my voice and screamed at the top of my lungs. I sat up quickly, drenched in sweat.

"April!" Ethan said taking my hand in his.

"Where am I?" I asked looking around and I saw that I was in a hospital bed.

"Your at the hospital. You hit your head pretty hard." Remembering what happened Ethan squeezed my hand.

"What's my condition?"

"It's just a bumped and cut. They stitched you up and said after some rest you could go home."

"Good." I said getting up. My legs were wobbly so it was hard to stand but I managed. Taking a step I fell into Ethan. "Thanks."

"No problem just take it easy." He paused looking at me with desire. He wanted to say more but didn't. Turning away he said, " Come on, Let's go." Helping me we made out the hospital and to his car. I told him where I lived and rested the whole ride to my house.

"We're here." Ethan said pulling up in front of my house. Two new cars and my truck was in the drive way. Nathan, Clara, and Seth must be here. Sighning I got out and walked to the front door. It opened and a angry Nathan push pass me and went straight to Ethan.

"Where did you take her?!" Nathan asked with nothing but anger in his vioce. He grabbed Ethan by his collar and slammed him into his red corvet. Ethan said nothing. Rushing to help him I grabbed Nathan and pulled him back.

"He took me to the hospital. He saved me from getting run over and I hit my head and lost conscious. So back off!" I said getting between Nathan and Ethan.

"Did he touch you?"

"Really, Nathan? No, I just magicly picked my own unconcious self up and walked to the hospital.... Of course he touched me, but to only pick me up and take me to his car."That look from Mrs. Deevill's classroom returned. "Look Nathan today Ethan saved me. The beef between you two has nothing to do with me."

"It has everything to do with you! Your the reason we're fighting!" Nathan snapped.

"How? I didn't know you guys until a few weeks ago and I only met him today!"

"No, April. You've met them before." My mom said from the door. Confusion washed over me as I stared at my mom.

"What do you mean?"

"When you was tweleve years old you was in a car accident with me. We were both injured pretty bad but both of us healed quickly. You suffered a blow to your head that made you forget about Nathon, Ethan, Seth, and Clara and also made you forget your life before the accident. I'm sorry April I should of told you this sooner, but I thought with time you'll get your memories back. Unfortunatly, they never did." Mom said. This is too much.  I searched my brain for any recollection of what my mother was saying, there was none. As I really tried to focus I began to remember my dreams. 

"The little girl." I said turning toward Clara. "Your the little girl I see in my dreams and you three are the little boys." I turned to each of them remembering the times we all played and laughed. Sometimes it was just me and Clara, other times it was all of us. Our laughs echoed in my ears and warmth that it gave me, when we were all together, began to spread throughout my body. Suddenly, a flow of images passed before my eyes and it became too much. My breaths shortened and my heart began to pound. I collasped and the last image I saw was a large gray wolf howling at a bright red full moon. 

Chapter Three: Secrets Revealed

Twice in one day I have lost consciousness and both times I have seen a red moon. I don't know what the significance of that moon is but it began to haunt my every thought. The feeling of it being familiar overwhelmed me as if I knew of a time when that red moon changed me into something divine yet horrid, beautiful yet ugly, peaceful yet feared. The sound of something snapping brought my attention to my surroundings. I was in a little area of woods surrounded by trees. Above I saw the red moon in all its glory. It was happening again the snapping and relocating of my bones. The pain never reached me. Why? I don't know but I know I don't want to see what I was becoming. Closing my eyes I waited for the sound of snapping bones to stop ringing in my ears. All of a sudden, a smooth gentle hand began to caress my arm. It wasn't my mother's touch nor that of Nathan, Clara, or Seth yet it was familiar. Slowly, opening my eyes I saw a woman who looked exactly like me surrounded by a bright white light. 

"April, you can stand now." She said. Her voice was like mine soft and sweet but yet held so much pain and suffering. Her glossy wavy brown hair reached to the middle of her back and her honey brown eyes glistened with unshed tears. She wore a white silk gown, it looked like one of the gowns you see in medieval movies, and a little crown on her head.She smiled a calming smile as she helped me up.Mesmerized by her and confused as to why she looked like me I simple stared.

"Wh-Who are you?" I asked finding my voice. With a smile she answered softly.

"My name is Amanda. Your ancestor" She said it with such elegance and grace.

"Ancestor? You mean your one of my great- great- greats?" I laughed. "There is no way that that's true."

"Then how is it that I look so much like you? Can you explain that April Banks because I would love to know?" Her smile disappeared and she waited for me to answer. How could I answer such a thing like that, I thought still admiring the way she held her posture and stood there with an emotionless face. Sighing in defeat I bowed my head.

"Why are you here?"

"I'm here because I want you to deliver a message to your pack's leader. I would -"

"Wait, what? What are you talking about? My pack's leader?"

"You don't know?" Amanda asked in disbelief.

"Know what?" I asked eyeing her. Blinking rapidly she looked away and turned her back to me.

"Why is it you don't know?"

"Know what?" I asked again annoyed.

"That your...... a werewolf." She said facing me again. I tried to hide my smile but I wasn't succeeding.

"A werewolf, really? Now I see you've lost your marbles."

"I'm not lying. I am telling you the truth."

"Yeah right. So, I'm a a girl who changes into a hairy beast when the full moon comes out. Yeah I don't think so."

"Then how can you explain the visions you've had of the Red Moon and the Great Gray wolf? Can you explain that?" She asked eyeing me, waiting for an answer.

"Easy, their just dreams."

"Are you so sure of that?" Amanda said eyeing me skeptically. Apart of me knew that they were just dreams but another part knew that they weren't. They were something more complex than dreams. As silence filled the air our surroundings shifted until we were in a meadow, but instead of it being a regular night there was a reddish glow coming from the sky. Looking up I saw the Red Moon and couldn't take my eyes off it. "It's called the First Wolf's Moon." She said snapping me back to reality. Turning to her I noticed she was doing the same thing I did. She was admiring the Red Moon as if it was calling to her. "There is a legend about it. According to the story, many centuries ago, back when men had to thrive on land to survive, there was a man. He had gotten separated from his hunting party and was wondering the woods. For days he wondered never stopping to rest or eat. As he walked the woods he never knew that someone was watching him." She paused turning her gaze to me. "It was the queen of the forest, the Gray Wolf. She watched him never making herself known, never making a sound. She always was caring. She watched the man, seeing what he was doing. Making sure he wasn't attacked by predators and that he was left alone. Until one day he colasped