Bloodmoon

chapter one.

April 20th 2020, 12:07 am. 

I ran through the woods as fast as my legs would carry me. The trees where whipping my cheeks and I could feel little scratches forming, I couldn't shift because I knew they would all be able to smell me for the split second that I lost control so I ran in my human form. my barefeet hitting the ground one after another. I ran through these woods every night to make it to my packs gathering grounds, when my father died my advisors thought it best I be moved to a safer location, I was only 8 at the time and since the pack was weak they were worried of another attack. I now live several miles away from the pack in  small cottage. At first I liked the alone time, I got to do whatever I wanted and Leo my dads beta only visited me every other day. he was my main advisor and they only one that came to my cabin. during are visit he would talk to me about a very limited amount of pack things and then we would spend the rest of it training. I always enjoyed his visits first because he was the only one I got and second because it gave me the chance to take my anger out on something other then a wall. Are training sessions allowed  me to get stronger and learn how to fight, this allowed me to feel a small sense of power over my little cabin knowing that if I  needed to I could defend it. I knew he was keeping things from me but I didn't really know the whole truth until i was 16 . I was making lunch one afternoon when smelt blood and a lot of it. I quickly ran out of my cabin door and followed the scent and came across a scene I will never forget wolves that smelled like my own had several  rogues hung up in a tree and where laughing as there blood dripped down the trunk like sap. There smiles felt evil and unknown to me. they where in human form but they kept there sharp canines out which made the scene look even worse. I felt sick to my stomach and my skin itched as if little bugs where crawling all over me. I wanted to rip my own skin off, I wanted to be anywhere but here.  I turned and ran and didn't stop, sadly Leo got to me before I made it to the border and dragged me back to the cabin, he didn't speak to me just locked me in the cabin and had a man stand outside my door. Leo had told me that the pack had changed its ways since my father died so I trusted him to take care of things but right then I saw how untrue that was, hanging them in the trees was my fathers method and nothing had changed. ever since then I knew I needed to know my pack for myself so every night I run. I run to a pack that doesn't know me as there Luna but instead knows me as a server. I work from 12:30 to 5:30 at a club. all alphas have the power to hide there scent and that's how they cant sense me. but in a two weeks I was going to become there Luna and they would find out, they would know who I am, the coward Luna who stayed locked away for 10 years, there Luna who is nothing like her father, nothing like the man they appeared to love so much. she knew they where going to hate her and she knew she was going to run but for the time being she had two weeks to live this life she had built for herself, two weeks. 

I stopped running just on the brink of the forest my mind was over filled with every thought all at once.  looked at the little group of buildings there was houses, coffee shops, a mall, small dinners, grocery's stores, and then right at the end was the club. The building was huge and dramatically lite up.  I ran forward to the club and didn't stop until i got to the back doors and knocked three times. several moments passed and a short man with grey hair opened the door. " your late" 

" I know john, I know but only by a few minutes" 

john was a tough man, most of the men in this pack are, they used to work for a man that expected nothing less. But deep down I knew he had a a heart, I could tell by the way he smiled. just as I thought it a tiny grin formed on his lips. 

"late is late kid" but even as he said it he moved out of the way and gestured for me to walk in. 

as soon as I entered I heard the music "it feels right, it feels right and just that part of you gives me the taste you know I crave, just that part of you and it feels right"  I rolled my eyes this song was played several times a night here in just the short period of time that I worked, I didn't understand why it was so popular it didn't make any sense to me but then again I've never experienced anything that song described so maybe that's way. I entered the women's change room and went to my locker. there wasn't anyone else in here so I quickly took all my clothes off and started applying glitter lotion to my body. it made me shimmer and smell nice at the same time. once I was all done i turned and looked in the full body length mirror on the other side of the wall. First I looked at my brown hair my curls where just below shoulder length and they farmed my face nicely, it made my overly cubby cheeks look thinner and it made my big blue eyes look lighter. my body was shimmering all over. I looked down my tits where a size to big for my body and my hips dipped in too much. I  wasn't short but I wasn't tall either I was that awkward in-between where I was just a few inches shorter then most men. I let out a huff and turned away from the mirror to put my uniform on. It was a crop top that cut off way to close to the boob for comfort, shorts that left nothing to the imagination and fish net leggings. I had asked john several times to let me wear something else but every time I got the same answer.

 " what makes you specials from all the other servers here ? huh yeah nothing so why would I let you wear something different" 

I rolled my eyes at the thought, if only he knew. I shoved my clothes in the locker and left the room and headed for the club entre way. as I opened the door the smell of sweat and booze hit my nose making me scrunch up my face. The place was packed, it was most nights actually. I pushed forward into the crowd to try and get to the bar. someone stepped on my foot which frustrated me but I just kept pushing forward. once I got to the bar I yelled at the bartender to give me my tables. He slid me a piece of paper I quickly looked at it and then pushed back into the crowd to get to my first table. 

there was three men sitting at this table and I walked up as smoothly as I possible could.

"hey there boys, can I get you anything to drink?"

the three men looked me up and down. based off of the way they held themselves I could tell that they were considered powerful wolfs. they didn't say anything so I spoke up again. 

" you fellas aren't from around here are you? "

the one in the middle spoke up. 

" no where visiting as a pre arrival for are alpha, he will be here in two weeks for the Lunas ceremony." 

the two beside him both hit him and appeared to be mind linking him. 

"well how nice I hope you guys enjoy your stay, if you cant think of anything to drink now ill come back in a little while. " 

with that I turned and walked away. my next two tables where nothing specials just a two mates who where enjoying the night together and then a group of very drunk girls. my forth table though was something that struck me as odd yet very brave. it was one man sitting alone, but not just any man it was a very human man. there was no wolf scent to him at all. I approached the table as I would any other. 

" hey there can I get you something to drink" 

he looked at me shocked, and then looked around as if seeing if anyone was going to say anything. I stepped closer and repeated what i said

"can I get you something to drink?"

he looked at me and then got up and walked away. I didn't take it much to heart we got some oddballs in here sometimes, never a human though that was a first for me. i went back to my first table and re asked them if they wanted anything to drink. this time it was the man on the left who spoke. he was tall and towered over the two other men well sitting down. he asked for a gin and tonic, the man on the right asked for a rum and coke and the man in the middle asked my name well leaning forward in an all to playful way. most of the men i served did this at one point in the night the only deference was usually his friends egged him on well the two men with this guy both started growling. 

"Dom we aren't going to tell you again zip it or were leaving." the man on the left did his best to whisper this but it didn't do much to distract the man in the middle from looking at me so I gave my name. 

"its Janey" I lied, I quickly sat down and leaned in " now what can I get you to drink?" I ended this with a little wink which took all three men by surprise, this wasn't who I was but I had worked here long enough to know what got me the bigger tips and what calmed down a table. The man in the middle leaned back and grinned as if he had done something so erotic that I couldn't contain myself and that's why I sat down. most men are the same. the man on the left huffed and ordered for him 

"he will have a Pepsi " he was glaring at the man in the middle as if he was daring him to say something. I stood  up and went to get there drinks. 

the rest of the night went by rather fast and 5:30 came all to quickly for my liking. I went to the change room and quickly changed into my normal clothes before running home. the run in the early mornings always felt different. the air felt fresher and the birds where waking up so I could hear them. as soon as I made it in the cottage I ran to the shower and ran right into bed to try and get a few hours of sleep before Leo arrived. As soon as my head hit the pillow i felt the overpowering bliss of sleep move over me