The Moon Goddess's Gift

Chapter 10 - First Shift

Logan’s POV

After Leah drifted off I wanted to break things, how could anyone do that to her.  From everything we had gathered Leah’s was a good natured person, the ideal mate and Luna.  I wanted to destroy the people who had hurt her.  Luckily I knew based on what Dr. James had said she wasn’t physically abused but mentally we didn’t know.

Over the next few weekly Leah started to come out of her shell with me and Angela.  She never asked to leave the bedroom or my office which I didn’t mind. I wasn’t ready to share her yet.  Angela would hang out with her while I was busy around the pack but I would always quickly come back to see her.  Leah would tell me about her childhood, parents and pack.  She loved to play the piano so I had one brought into my office while she was sleeping.  Her birthday was quickly approaching so I needed to talk to her about it.

“Leah do you know what tomorrow night is?” I asked her.  “I turn 16 at midnight”  she replied.  “You know what happens when you turn 16 right?”  “Yes, I’ll shift and meet my wolf” she said.  I nodded.  “We have a tradition in our pack that when you shift for the first time we do it in a clearing outside, as you know the first shift can be unpredictable so for safety reasons I will be there and 10 warriors” I explained.  “Can Angela be there too?” she asked.  “Of course I’ll have her put up a protection spell so you can feel more safe”. Leah nodded and went into the bedroom and got ready for bed.  

The next day we prepared all day for her first shift.  At 10pm Angela met us in my office and we journeyed outside to meet with the warriors that would be coming with us.  I made sure beforehand to have no one around because I didn't want to overwhelm Leah.  At 11pm we had reached the clearing and set out to make a fire and Angela put up a protection spell which would allow the Warriors in if they needed to but Leah wouldn’t be able to get out in case something went wrong.  We all sat around the fire and Leah entertained us with stories making everyone laugh, she was easily likeable.  As midnight approached Leah and I made our way into the circle.  “Are you okay?”  I asked, she nodded and slowly removed her clothes and put on a robe I held up to shield her from everyone's view including mine.  Once everything was set, and midnight came, Leah whimpered as she was starting her first shift.  I kept eye contact with her the entire time and quickly she shifted.  As soon as she shifted I couldn’t believe my eyes, things started to make sense and my warriors gasped as she revealed her wolf.  Standing before me was this beautiful white wolf. I quickly shifted myself, feeling the urge to protect her.  Angela quickly understood and cast a spell on the warriors so they couldn’t reveal what they had seen and she quickly put up a protection spell around the territory.  

White wolves are a thing of legends, they are descendants of the moon goddess and the last while wolf sighting was over 100 years ago.  I don't know if she ever knew the danger she was in but I knew it was now my job to protect her.  As soon as Leah caught my eye you could feel the lust coming off her.  She knew what I had known for weeks, she was my mate.  Leah looked at herself and I knew right then she had no idea who she was; she howled then approached me rubbing noises.  Lee purred like a hormonal teenager.  I wanted to run with Leah and I knew she did too so I linked a few warriors to shift.  Angela got on one of the warriors' backs and we ran through the forest, watching her white fur in the moonlight was incredible.  I hadn’t noticed before but it was a full moon which made it all that more special.

After running for a while I led everyone towards that Pack House and shifted, Leah quickly shifted as Angela ran over with a robe.  Everyone dressed and Leah ran over to me throwing herself in my arms.  “I knew you were special” she said to me, “I think I should be the one saying that” I whispered into her hair and she laughed.  I could tell she was exhausted so I picked her up and carried her back to our room.  Leah quickly fell asleep.  Angela had already left telling me we would talk in the morning.  I gathered Leah up in my arms for the first time and drifted off to sleep.  Tomorrow would be a busy day.