“Have you come in contact with anyone in this pack before?” Casey questioned, catching Dominic and I both by surprise. “No, I-,” “That’s it? That’s all you are going to say?” Dominic said, as a look of exasperation crossing his features. “You’re an Alpha, Casey. You should be more concerned with what she just said.” “Watch yourself, Dominic,” Casey snapped. A wave of nausea flooded my system as the two men in front of me fought for dominance. Something was off between them; I could tell that there was something that they weren’t telling me. However, I knew that right now was not the time to ask. “I might allow you to behave like you are my equal in private, but out here, remember your place.” A small flash of regret shown in his eyes before …show more content…
Even though I had been the one to pose the question, it only took me a few seconds to recall what little information I knew about a werewolf’s first shift. “Traumatic events, stress, and torture can prematurely trigger a werewolf’s first transformation, which naturally occurs between the ages of 16-21.” My voice lacked inflection as my mind flashed back to words I read somewhere as a young child, still learning the many intricacies of werewolf. My answer was met with silence, none of us knowing what to say next. Wordlessly, I made my way to the staircase, not waiting for an indication that someone was going to follow me upstairs and show me to my room, and thankfully, no one did. When I reached the top of the stairs, I realized why no one accompanied me. Kaija had left only one of the bedrooms open, indicating which room now belonged to me. I made my way to the room as fast as I could without arising suspicion from my housemates downstairs, and once I was finally in the confines of my new room, I shut the door and let my body slide to the ground behind it. The words I had uttered only a few moments ago echoed through my head. Traumatic events, stress, and torture can prematurely trigger a werewolf’s first transformation, which naturally occurs between the ages of