*Zac*
"You are not the only one you know". Jonas voice makes me get up and look out through the bars in the big iron door.

"Martin said the same". I answer.

"You was never told how our father died". Jonas has brought a chair and sits down outside the little iron shed.

"I assumed he had something with the heart". I say, feeling uncertain.

"He was strong as a horse". Jonas huffs. "He was liquidated".

"What do you mean by liquidated ?" I ask, feeling chills down my back.

He sigh. "When he was young, long before he met mom, he was engaged to this woman and when he changed for the first time he was naive enough to tell her.she broke it off with him and left. So he went to her to try and talk about it". Jonas takes a beer break. "It turns out she was a witch, the kind that hints out kind, that is why she broke it of with him".

"Our kind ?" I mumble. "Are there more like us out there".

"Not completely like us, but yes we have encountered werewolfs a couple of times and it never ends well. They are sick in their head. No one home at all". Jonas say with a humorless laughter and tab his temple. He get serious again, and take a sip of the beer. "When he went to see the lady, he ended in some witch gathering and he accidentally killed one of them when he was attacked. After that they hunted him down. No matter where he went those damned witches kept coming after him. His ex was dead set on avenging the dead witch. He felt so badly for having killed someone, so when me, Martin and Darryl changed he taught us to control it, so that we wouldn't have to carry that burden". His voice is bitter. They always managed to find dad. But we made up a system, were we bought this cabin and went here a couple of us at a time to let out the wolf. Always just two of us and we always skipped a couple of moons. It worked well for a lot of years, but in the end those bitches found him".

"So that is we kept moving like that, from one day to the next ?" I ask, even if it is more a fact than a question.

"Yeah, when people start asking to many questions we are out of there. Mostly it has been Martin fucking up". He laughs shortly.

I look at Jonas face through the bars, he looks upset. "So it is not enough that there is werewolves, there is also witches ?"

"Yeah. I was up here with him the night they killed him. We had been out running. I stopped to get a bit of water and he ran ahead. I heard him howl, but when I reaches him it was to late. I choose to hid instead of attacking". He sounds so remorseful. "I had to Think about the twins and Camilla at home. But I saw them, the old one and the two other bitches before I ran". He moves and moans with pain as his elbow hits the armrest.

"I am sorry you got hurt. I am sorry about all the trouble I've caused". I say from my cage.

"I'm okay. I'll be totally fine as soon as the moon comes. And nothing good will come from you beating yourself over the head with what happened. I agree, it was some real shit, but you can wallow in self pity and regret or you can fight to make it right again". He tells me.

"It wasn't just some shit. I killed a man. How can I ever make that right again ?" I turn away, not to show Jonas the tears in my eyes.

"You can use it to get the wolf under control. My father made sure we never forgot how dangerous we are if we lose control. You Can help Your family, because it looks like we will all change". He say softly.

"Also.. ?" My voice breaks.

"Yeah most likely Your brothers and the twins too. So if anything be there for them, help make sure they don't end here". Jonas opens his mouth to say something more, but instead he moans lowly and rub his shoulder.

That is when the pain hit my guts and I gasp in surprise.

"It is almost time". Jonas takes of his band aid and look at the wound, it is all gone now. Apparently the moonlight speeds up the healing process and reduced it to a pale scar. "I am staying with you tonight. So try and focus on my voice . Try and stay with me okay ?". Jonas say almost pleading.

I can't answer when a crushing pain in my back sends me smack down on the floor. I scream out my pain and frustration, while my body pull itself apart and remodel itself to its new shape. I feel the wolf fight to take over my mind. It is tempting me with freedom and I know if I just give in the guilt will disappear.

"Don't let go. No matter how sorry you feel for yourself, stay with Your feelings, they are what makes you human. You can take control, but you need to keep feeling the pain". Jonas has gotten up, looking at me through the barred window.

"Shut the fuck up". I snap back with a voice I hardly recognize myself. "You don't know shit about how it is".

"Yes I do for fucks sake". Jonas grinds his teeth. "I might not have been through it myself, but I have seen my father go through it. So stop that whining and take it like a man". He yells, slamming a fist into the door.

The sound of his fist against the iron makes me throw myself forward, trying to get to him. Jonas doesn't move an inch. For a long moment we are just standing there, growling at each other.

"That's it. Now when I have Your attention, keep looking at me". Jonas voice is deeper too and his eyes are shining yellow.

"Okay". I manage to answer. A cold flash run through me and I feel my jaw push forward. Even as the pain is indescribable, I keep my eyes on Jonas, while I am fighting not to give into the wolf and it's tempting freedom.

"Try breathing calmly and keep looking at me. Watch ! I am pulling back the wolf". He leans closer to the bars, showing how his eyes turn back to normal.

I can't control it and a deep growling sound escapes my throat.

"No, I am not prey. Remember what happened yesterday kid. Breathe and listen to me: you can do this, I know you can".

I am now fully changed and slowly pull back in the shadows, still growling lowly at the thing outside.

"Hey look at me. It's me Jonas". It sounds from outside. Something in my reach out for the word - Jonas. My would know that word. The growling Sound turns into a whimper.

"That's good".the words are encouraging. "I am Jonas. Do you know who you are ?"

I sniff the air and recognize the scent, the man is a non-prey.

"You are not alone; I am staying with you the whole night". The voice say softly. "Remember you do not want to kill more people".

Remember you do not want to kill more people ! The sentence hits me right in the guts and I whimper again. Feelings I don't know roll through my mind, taking over control.

I shake my head, blinking confused. My eyes sliding down to seriously examine my huge body. The thigh cover of brown fur, the snout, the Paw like hands with the long claws. I should freak, but the wolf in me knows this body. I have to accept that I am no longer in full control of my body. From now on I am part of the wolf, just as it is part of me. I step up to the bars, making a grunting sound.

"There you are. Welcome back kid". Jonas grins. "Just keep holding on in there and listen to me. We have a long night to get through". I let out an annoyed huff at his words. "I promised to stay all night, or do you want Martin out here instead ?"

I growl and Jonas laughs. "Nah we haven't really been lucky with that one. I grew up with him and I still don't get him sometimes". Jonas walks back to the chair, slumps down and open a new beer. "Now let me tell you the story about how little Jonas got hair on his chest".

He start telling about his own first time as a wolf, how they had fought to get control and how they worked to keep the family curse a secret. I sit on the ground of the shed, listening to his voice, focusing to understand what he is saying. Once in a while Jonas asks me a question, that I try answering with the very limited range of sounds my vocal chords can produce.

When the clock is getting close to 4.30 am the sun has started climbing higher on the horizon and the moon has lost its power. A burning, itching feeling spreads over my skin. I jump up and start pacing the small shed, gasping for air. The burning pain intensifies as my body expels the fur and I throw myself at the door to get out.

"Calm down kid. It is over in a minute". Jonas get up and walk up to the door.

Furiously I bare my teeth and forget everything about who I am, attacking the door.

"Okay, time out for you till you can behave". Jonas say with a laugh, walking away again.

I fall down on all four, howling in pain as my whole body contract in cramps. After the third one my lungs expel the last air, and regain their human size. My vision goes black and I collapse.

*Jonas*
When the shed goes silent, I walk over to peak inside. "Are you awake kid ?" When there is no answer I unlock the door and drag his unconscious body inside.

"That was early". Martin looks up from his laptop.

"He is so full of self-reproach. It is enough to keep him there. He is doing really well with the control". I nod towards the computer. "Anything new ?"

"Yeah, the guy he ate has been reported missing. They haven't found him, so we are okay for now. They are suspecting a bear attack and they are sending a hunting team to look for it one of these days. Probably best if we pack up and get on our way like now. How is the shoulder ? You want me to grab the kid ? He is getting rather big".

"No, it's fine. Only a little stiffness left". I hoist up in Zac. "I start packing as soon as I have tucked in sleeping beauty".