Harlow

I'm on werewolf territory.

I was sure of that as soon as I woke up on sheets softer than any surface I'd ever touched in my life. My memories of what happened before my unconsciousness already came back to me but they didn't answer the question I'd been pondering for at least fifteen minutes now.

Why was I here?

The werewolf I'd met clearly took me. He'd seemed to be unaffected by the wolfsbane mist and even more so by my shapeshifting powers which was a case I'd never encountered before. A wolf immune to wolfsbane?

A person immune to my magic?

It had never happened before and I was slightly embarrassed that I allowed it to. I didn't fight back hard enough, I knew that. There was something about him that made me pull my attacks back as if I truly did not want to hurt him.

And clearly he didn't feel the same.

I had a painful migraine and I was sporting bump on my head and a bruise there the size of my fist to prove that. This is what I got for getting caught off guard for once. It's not like he was anything special.

Lie.

He was much taller than any werewolf or alpha I'd ever seen, yes but he was not much to look at. 

Lie.

Sure he muscular and had great skin with a pretty sharp jawline and was incredibly well dressed but that didn't mean shit.

Liar.

Maybe he had the best teeth I'd ever seen and the longest eyelashes that definitely did not deserve to belong to a man. Yes. But it was his eyes that stole the show, one was a dark mahogany brown and the other a dazzling light crystal blue that were just too pretty to be on a dog.

It was almost not fair.

All werewolves were significantly more attractive than all humans but that man completely won the gene lottery. If the was a picture next to perfection in the dictiona- I'm getting off track.

I need to get back to the matter at hand. I'm trapped on werewolf territory.

I swung my legs over the side of the bed and moved to stand up. Out from my lips escaped a groan of exhaustion as if I was whining in reflex for leaving those impossibly comfortable sheets. God, I have to remember to steal some before leaving I made a mental note.

Willow would kill to sleep in that bed.

Literally.

But what I didn't expect was for my door to bust open, incoming two adult werewolf men. They were both large in stature and equal look of worry plastered on their faces. Their eyes snapped to me and I nearly jumped out of my skin.

"Your highness-

"Get back!" I quickly grabbed the lamp behind me in a poor attempt at defence. They both looked at each other before putting their arms up defensively.

"We're not here to hurt you madam"

I scoffed "Yeah I've heard that one before" sarcasm laced in my tone "Where am I?" I asked, narrowing my eyes at them. I waved the lamp around as if it were a weapon.

"We're in the king's castle, your majesty"

I felt the colour drop from my face at his words. The grip I had on the lamp softened "W-what?" I asked no one in particular "Why am I here?" And not in a cell "And why do you keep calling me that" I demanded.

I was in no place to be throwing around orders but surprisingly these men looked much more afraid of me than I was of them.

"You're here because the king wants you to be here Madam" One of them explained carefully as if he were talking to a child.

"You're a guest" The other one continued.

I shook my head "You're lying to me, whatever sick game this is I don't find it amusing!" I told them.

"I assure you this is no game your maj-

"Don't call me that I'm not royalty" 

They both shared a look quickly before nodding "As we were saying this is no joke, you are a guest of the king" He explained to me "He would like to see you now actually".

I felt as if I were about to faint. "Now?" I almost whimpered. This was it, I was finally going to pay for my 'crimes' against canine kind.

"Well yes, but you have been given time to freshen up. Behind those doors is a bathroom" he pointed at a cream coloured door on the opposite side of the large room "And behind the one next to it is a closet".

I looked at them strangely. What was going on?

Since when are prisoners given showers?

And since when did wolves gain manners?

I swallowed slowly before nodding "Uh..thank you?"

They gave me a genuine smile "No problem madam, take your time"

They left quietly, leaving me to my thoughts and unanswered questions. What the fuck?

I walked to a window in the room and to my misery I found myself indeed on castle grounds. I recognized it from the news we had in the base. It was much larger and grander in person is all I can say.

And unfortunately much to dangerous for me to scale down from.

I need to escape but with my life.

A plan formed in my head as I thought about the guards outside the door and a smirk slowly formed in my head. I rushed to the bathroom and had to stop for a second to just admire the place.

Dogs got taste.

I jumped in the lavish shower and turned on the water but keeping my back pressed against the wall to avoid getting wet. After a few seconds I let out my best impression of a distressed screech. It was not long before I heard my door being forced open.

Bless their good sense of hearing.

"U-uh madam...are you okay in their?"

"Uhh yess!" I yelled back "I just took a bit of a tumble, the shower has so many faucets you know? I've never seen so many buttons" I called in a joking manner.

C'mon fall for it.

"D-do you need any help?" They asked cautiously. 

I couldn't help but grin "Yes, some help would be lovely actually!" I told them "If one of you could come and help me that'd be great!"

Soon enough I heard my bathroom door being slowly swung open and the large footsteps of one of the guards coming up to my shower. The glass outside the shower was conveniantly tinted so he couldn't look in.

"Uh madam?"

"Hmm yes? Come in I'm appropriate" I smirked, clutching the towel I had patiently.

His head popped and unlucky for him he decided to cover his eyes out of decency for me. Cute.

I jumped to attack. I used my leg to kick his head into the tile covering the shower and he immediately recoiled in pain but I was to quick. I'dd already managed to wrap my towel around his neck and I covered his mouth and nose to stop him from making noise that'd alert his companion.

I pulled the towel as hard as I could before grabbing the hot water I'd been preparing and pointed it directly in his face. I felt his saliva against my palm as he hissed in pain. We made direct eye contact as his eyes slowly began to lose light but I could see the emotion he was feeling.

Betrayal.

Sucks to be you wolfy, I thought as he finally passed out. I removed my fingers from his face slowly just to be sure but sure enough he wasn't waking up anytime soon. I straddled him and grabbed his face with both hands and began to study his face.

I felt my bones crack and shift as my body changed to the suit the face of the unconscious person I was sitting on. I nearly doubled in size as I felt my hair shrink into his blonde buzz cut and my eyes pinch a little as my irises turned to his pine green.

Muscles ripped out from places as I matched his physical structure and how tall and wide he was. it took nearly seconds for me to now look identical to the man I was staring at. For finishing touches I leaned down to him and locked lips with him for a second.

I pulled away as if he were on fire as I'd suddenly felt unexplainably disgusted with what I just did. I'd never felt that before when I did this, that was definitely new.

But it was already done. I coughed a little as I felt my vocal chords rearrange to match his in tone and base.

I stood up and glanced at my new self in the mirror. Hideous if I do say myself, but it'll have to do.

I walked out of my room and closed to door behind me as I met the face of the other guard who looked at me with question in his eyes. I cleared my throat and tilted my head "She had a little trouble with the hot water, all fixed now " I nodded "She asked for a glass of water so I'll go get some for her" I told him

I didn't wait for his answer as I began making my way down the corridor. As soon as I rounded the corner out of sight I did a little victory dance and grinned to myself. 

Arlo you have done it once again.