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The pack was thrilled when they found out about my decision. It almost seemed like they wanted to turn it into a huge celebration. Everyone here seemed to be in a much better mood all of a sudden, even if it didn't seem gloomy before.

Even Tyler seemed to have resigned himself to the idea a bit, although he still asked me at least once a day if I was really sure. So the days went by, even if it felt incredibly tough, and the next full moon was slowly but surely approaching. And to be honest, I got more and more restless and sometimes a bit of a panic arose. I mean, after all, Tyler in his werewolf form wanted to bite my neck again...

I could remember the pain of the first bite only too well. If you really thought about it, you might even get the idea that I had gone crazy. Why else would I do something like this voluntarily?

"Shall we go for a walk?" Startled, I winced. Tyler stood in front of me and eyed me worriedly. He took a step closer and pulled me into his arms with what feels like every hour that the full moon approaches you seem more withdrawn and thoughtful almost worse than the day you shared your plan with me i want you to smile again and look at me like you did that day The day we went to your hometown. So please, take me a little walk and I'll explain as best as I can how the conversion is going to work."

I nodded. Maybe it would help if I knew exactly what was to come.

"Great," Tyler said and we both made our way out of the packhouse.

Just before we reached the door to the outside, someone stopped us.

"Alpha, please wait a moment!" Questioningly, Tyler turned to the person. A werewolf that I had briefly seen several times came towards us. "What is it?" Tyler wanted to know from

her . "We have prepared a small snack for you and the future Luna." With these words she handed Tyler a small bag. "

Thank you.", Tyler said and the werewolfing left quickly.

I looked at Tyler a bit confused. "Don't ask me how they knew we wanted out. I haven't really told anyone, but in a pack, very little is kept secret." He told me, shrugging his shoulders.

After that we finally went outside.

We walked a long way in silence while Tyler held my hand. We weren't really going to a specific place, more just wandering around the area.

"Would you like to eat a bite first? I don't know if you really feel like eating after that." I shook my head, though. I probably wouldn't be able to eat a bite already.

"Okay... um, well. Then I'll just start. I have to say that it will not only be a unique experience for you, but also special for me. Firstly because you are my mate and secondly that you will be the first person I will turn into a werewolf. But I've observed it several times. My father had always been quite behind on the rapid shifting of human companions. Most of them didn't even know what was happening to them as the werewolves who were their companions didn't want to scare them. Just the panic in people's eyes had always made me feel sorry for them, even though they weren't even people I always necessarily knew. My father never understood me, but he belongs to a different generation."

"It all really starts on the eve of the full moon. Depending on who will be changed, a more or less large part of the pack will come. Since you're going to be Luna, the whole pack will be there."

I looked at him wide-eyed. The whole pack?! That would be an insane amount of werewolves.

"If you're wondering how many there are; It are a few hundred. I don't have an exact number in my head right now."

I stopped, startled. I had to briefly consider whether I had understood Tyler correctly. A few hundred! I thought I had seen a lot of werewolves in the dining room, but that was a completely different number.

,,You do not have to worry. The presence is supposed to serve as a support for the person who is to be changed. A kind of mental and physical support."

Several hundred wolves, which will probably pierce me with their eyes, should help me?

"Your look speaks volumes right now," Tyler noted, "but I get it too. If I were a person who didn't grow up connected to a pack, it would strike me as odd, if not downright absurd. But it's really only meant well and you want to be on good terms with the future Luna under all circumstances. After all, you'll play an incredibly important role. But don't worry about it. After your change, you'll have more than enough time to find your way into the tasks."

Ich konnte immer noch nicht weitergehen. Über das was Tyler gerade gesagt hatte, habe ich mir noch gar nicht Gedanken gemacht. Eine Luna hatte ja auch wichtige Aufgaben, auch wenn ich ehrlich keine Ahnung hatte welche.

,,Ach Lily," er streichelte über meine Wange und musterte mein Gesicht: ,,Soll ich erstmal nicht weiter erzählen, brauchst du eine Pause?"

Ich schüttelte den Kopf. Eine Pause würde mir gerade nicht helfen.

,,Okay... wenn du dir sicher bist, mache ich weiter. Es werden sich alle an einer bestimmten Stelle, nicht weit vom Rudelhaus, treffen. Sie werden dort, gewandelt, in einem großen Kreis auf dich warten. Du wirst zu diesem Kreis gehen, diesen betreten und dich in der Mitte hinknien. Sobald du kniest wird der Omega, als einzige außer dir in menschlicher Gestalt, auf dich zu kommen. Er wird dir in einer Art Ritual eine Mondsichel auf die Stirn malen und sich dann wieder entfernen."

Briefly, my thoughts wandered to Milo. I hadn't had any contact with him since the last full moon when he became an omega. To be honest, his pure white eyes scared me a bit too. It just looked creepy, since it was missing an elementary part of a normal eye.

"After he's gone, I'll come. Like everyone else, I will come towards you from behind. Then I will half circle you so that I stand in front of you. I'll start a howl that the pack will fall into. While the pack continues howling, I will come and bite you."

I winced a little under Tyler's hand at the word 'bite'. One horror scenario after another raced through my head. Tyler as a snarling beast, a blood-hungry pack, or myself covered in blood.

"Hey Lily."

My eyes widened in shock. I didn't even realize I had closed them. "I know

this topic is difficult for you. But please remember, you don't have to do this now . We can always postpone the whole thing. It doesn't matter whether it's a month or several years. Nobody will think badly of you for that."

Tyler pulled me into his arms and I clung to him. Yes, maybe nobody in the pack would blame me for that, but I would blame myself all the more.