Love Of A Werewolf - Forest Ostrander (top 20 books to read txt) 📗

never have happened to us, we blame it entirely on ourselves and our stupidity and have learned from our mistake," I said laying a hand on his shoulder and looking him in the eyes.

"Yes, we have grown much wiser since that incident and have not been caught in another trap since," Luna said laying her hand on his other shoulder. I felt bad for the kid, here he was kind enough to give us a place to stay and we lay our burdens on him.

After about an hour of spending time with Luna, James said goodbye to us, it was decided that I would stay in Luna's cottage for the remainder of my stay here, plus we really needed to get caught up with each other for being away for so long. When James was gone I looked at Luna and sighed.

"I feel bad for him. He's a bit like us you know?" I said. Luna nodded and took a seat next to me.

“That he is Forest. But I fear nothing will go smoothly between you guys. What will you do if he decides to protect you?" Luna asked.

"I don't know. I know if the hunters found out about me and came, he would not survive it. And if I had to fight, I could not protect us both at the same time, I know I'm putting him in danger just being around him but I don't want to leave him. I know that may sound selfish of me but I'm happy with him Luna, I finally found my mate after years of looking. Granted it was a human but at least I found him." Luna laid her head on mine so our foreheads were touching.

"I know what you mean Forest. Love is a funny thing that tends to take over ones heart and controls their mind. I have not found my mate yet but I have seen it before. I just wish you guys luck and I hope that all will go well for the both of you. I do not wish to see harm come to you my friend," Luna said and I felt tears roll down my cheek.

"Nor I you, we have been apart for three whole years but I'm glad through them all you have still remained my friend," I said hugging her close to me.

We stayed wrapped up in each other's arms for most of the night, not once did we bother to go to sleep so we talked and talked and talked, each enjoying the other's company.

Chapter 5: The Gift

When morning came, I found myself still unable to leave Luna, though my wolf is torn between going to our mate, she also wishes to stay with our friend. Looking over to the bed beside me, I watched my friend sleeping with a very peaceful look on her face. How could I think of leaving her now to find James? After so long of being away from her it shouldn't matter where my mate is. I will not leave her no matter what, no matter how much my wolf begs, besides James could use a day without me; it’s not like something bad will happen to him with all these humans around. I smiled at my decision, no matter what happens I was determined to stay with my friend, plus I really didn't feel like going wolf today so basically I was stuck inside. Who knows what these people will think if they see me leaving this building in human form. They all think I'm just a simple wolf who is staying here, they would surely freak if they see me in human form leaving where they knew my wolf form was staying. Sighing I climbed out of bed and went to sit in the little living room, this cottage had been made into a house due to the fact that the other kids simply did not wish to share the same space with Luna due to their fear of the rumors that spread like wildfire. Luna had told me the kids feared her thinking she was some monster who would surely kill them if they got too close and that she was a monstrous being who could take on the form of a bear when she so chooses and should not be trusted. I felt bad for my friend, the humans are accusing her without even getting to know her, Luna would never harm a soul unless she was provoked to do so, and she had always been such a gentle girl, even in her bear form. I remembered how her own clan would turn their back on her all because she was too kind to the wolves during and after the war, they even went as far as to cast her out of their clan and never allowed her to return. Would the humans think the same about me if they found out the truth? Would they accept me like James has? Only James knows the truth about who I really am and even he was shocked by the fact at first. What would happen if the other kids found out? Would they finally drive not only Luna but me away as well? Humans are a pathetic being. My wolf said to me with a hint of a snarl in her tone. They judge us and do not bother to get to know us. Humans are not worthy of our care on what they think. We are more superior to them in many ways, Mother Moon did not give them the ability to shape shift, they only have one form and that form is so weak that it doesn't even deserve to even be called a form. Do you think those things about our mate? I asked her, I knew she hated humans, she even hated it when I would turn human just to blend in when need be but she has not once complained until now. Our mate has yet to prove himself worthy of not being considered a worthless being. He has yet to prove his strength so I cannot say for sure if he will ever truly be known as a true mate. We need a strong partner by our side if we are to survive. We can't stick our necks out every time our mate is in trouble, we need him to take action as well.

But what if he tries his best and still fails? Would you still see him as unfit? Yes and no. Yes due to his lack of being able to change forms but no because he has stepped up to the plate of what a true male should. I was getting totally confused by our conversation by now and had no idea where she was going with the topic but I figured that in the long run, things would be made clear. I had faith that our mate wasn't as weak as she thinks, I knew deep down inside him he possessed a power far greater than he knows himself. Plus Luna is here to help us out as well, she along with me won't let anything happen no matter what. But could I say the same if my life was in jeopardy? Would I truly choose the life of my friends over my own? I knew the answer to that thought, I would defiantly choose their lives over my own.

"Morning," I heard Luna behind me and turned to face her.

"Morning Luna, how did you sleep?" I asked smiling, it was like old times being with her.

"Like a baby. Where did you guys go when we had to split?" Luna asked taking a seat beside me.

"We moved further north of your clan’s territory. My pack has a new clan of bears not far from its boarders and there have been plenty of fights over the years for me to even keep count. I wish that war never even started, we should be working together against the hunters instead of fighting amongst ourselves. We would surely make quite a team if we only teamed up," I said with a sigh.

"I agree with you, they didn't need to start the fight and I have no idea why they even did. It's stupid when you think about it," Luna piped in and we both sat there in silence for a while before she spoke.

"Ready to go see the kids? I hear there is supposed to be something interesting going on tonight and I would like to see it," Luna asked.

"Ok, where is it?" I asked.

"It’s near the hidden lake."

"The hidden lake?" I was confused, James didn't mention anything about a hidden lake.

"Ya, there are supposed to be a lake on the camps land that is supposed to possess magical powers and if you swam in it you would experience a feeling like no other. I heard the night of the full moon is supposed to be more magical, especially for our kind." I was interested now, what kind of magical powers could a lake possess for our kind? Was it something we could handle let alone even possess on our own?

"So you in or not?" Luna asked with pleading eyes and I couldn't say no.

"Sure, I'm in. When will we go?"

"Now, if we get there we can have a picnic there and swim in it during the full moon. Of course we will have to be in our true forms for it to even work."

"What is supposed to happen exactly?" I asked.

"I heard that it's supposed to give you powers like you would never believe but only those with a pure heart can wield them effectively. I also heard it's supposed to make us able to withstand the powers of blood lust if we ever consume human blood."

"Really? That does sound interesting indeed. All right let's get a move on then!" I said eagerly.

 After we packed a lunch, Luna made sure she locked the back door, lucky for us she chose a place that was closest to the lake yet hidden by trees so no one would see me walking out of the house in my human form. As we walked through the woods I felt excitement well up inside me more powerfully than a child on Christmas day. If I could manage to not be possessed by the consumption of human blood than it wouldn't matter if hunters came and I had to kill them, I wouldn't have to worry about losing myself to the taste of blood like so many of my kind have fallen in the past for. I would be able to be much more closer to James than ever before and truly be able to show the camp what I really am like.

"Hey Luna, how far is this lake supposed to be?" I asked behind her, it was my duty to make  sure no one was following us as we did not want them to see us change.

"I don't think it should be very far, I heard it was well hidden behind a waterfall and only those who know of its existence can find it. I don't know anything else besides that, I never even been there but I thought it would be worth seeing since we are