CHAPTER 38 : THE RING

Kira raised her head off the pillow. "Something for me?" she asked, blinking sleepily. Her curiosity was piqued, but she was too exhausted to fully sit up. "What do you mean?"

"You'll see," Bryan said, entering the room fully and shutting the door.

He helped her sit up fully as Aiden brought out the Ring Box.

The exhaustion from Kira's eyes seemed to reduce a bit as she stared at the box, Aiden finally opening it.

"Wow, it's beautiful," she muttered in awe. "Wait, but it looks like something I have seen before."

Bryan chuckled and showed her his finger where the ring was. "That's because you have. I have the same and so do Aiden, Ryker, elders, warriors, and other people of higher ranks."

"So that means this is not just an ordinary ring?" Kira asked, even being careful not to touch it until she knew what it was for.

"That is right!" Aiden answered, "It is called a moonlight ring."

"Moonlight ring," Kira repeated after Aiden. "What is it for? The ring?"

"You know how we can change at will and transform into our wolf form anytime, anywhere we want, but every full moon we don't have a force and are forced to?" Aiden asked her.

"Yes, I do." Kira nodded. "We have the freedom to transform at will, but we can't stop our transformation during the full moon, as it's forced."

"Exactly. The Moonlight ring has the power to resist the forced transformation. In other words, when activated when there is a full moon, you won't be forced to transform, it gives you that freedom." Bryan explained.

Kira was stunned. She had never heard of it before.

"Here, try it on, this is yours," Aiden said to her, taking her hand in his and putting the ring on her finger. "We will explain more and teach you how it works. The full moon might come soon, this is the best time."

"Okay," Kira whispered.

Putting on the ring, Kira was amazed at the amount of power the ring had to be able to stop transformation.

"Is it only our pack that has this?" She asked them curiously.

"No," Aiden chuckled. "Of course not. Other packs have it, some of different designs, and mostly Alphas, Betas, elders, warriors, etc. Just like us. The ring was created by a powerful witch, and in time, other strong witches that are strong enough learned how to make similar rings by studying the original witch's spells or magic techniques. It's a magical item created and known throughout the werewolf world."

"Ohhh," Kira nodded in understanding. "So how does it work? Since I have put it on, does that mean I can't change?"

"No," Bryan answered, sitting beside her. "Look here," he said, showing her the emblem on the ring. "This is an Emblem. It is not a traditional button, but rather a small, integrated design element that serves both as a decorative feature and control for the ring's activation and deactivation."

"So," Bryan continued, "When you tap on the Emblem, it activates or deactivates. The color of activation is Blue, like a faint inner light, and black when deactivated."

"That's impressive," Kira uttered, still staring at the ring like it had something hidden in it.

"I know right," Bryan smiled and caressed her hair, ruffling it up a bit.

"So I have more questions." Kira told them.

"Of course, we will answer to the best of our knowledge," Aiden said with a smile.

"Can I keep it on? Oh, right, you both never take yours off unless you have to. Okay, next question, mmmm... " She thought. "Yes! Can I transform with it on my finger?"

"Good question, and yes, you can," Aiden answered. "You don't need to take it off to transform. When you transform into your wolf form, the ring seems invisible. Hmm… I am not sure how to explain it or how the witch was able to make it this way, but it is one of the special properties of the ring. So when transforming back to your human form, the ring remains where it was on your finger."

"Wow, she really outdid herself," Kira said to them with a smile. "Thank you for this. I don't know what to say, but I am deeply grateful. I love it. Not only that, but I can't believe I have one."

"You deserve it, and it suits your beautiful hand," Aiden told her, pecking her cheeks. "Do you have any more questions?"

"Yes, one more, I almost forgot," Kira suddenly remembered. "Can I try the deactivation and activation stuff now?"

"It won't work," Bryan stated. "It remains deactivated until it is a full moon, then you will have the choice to choose if you want to activate it or keep it deactivated. It's just for the full moon."

"Ahh, that makes a lot of sense." Kira nodded, feeling so amazed. "So I will have to wait until it is a full moon to test it out. Alright then!"

"All understood?", Aiden asked her for clarification.

"Yes," Kira nodded, "All understood."

"Okay, we should all shower and get some rest, I'm so tired myself," Bryan murmured, covering his mouth as he yawned and got up.

"Wait!" Kira called out, "What happens to those who do not have the ring?"

"They transform whether they want it or not. Don't worry, they know each other well enough that no one gets attacked, not even kids, teenagers and so on. Plus, this can also serve as more power for us who possess the ring." Aiden answered.

"I feel bad for them," Kira sighed.

"I suppose things are not fair sometimes," Aiden said to her as he pulled her to her feet from the bed. "Don't beat yourself up too much about it."

As Aiden comforted her in a way, Bryan pulled her passionately to himself, her back on his chest as he started unzipping her gown.

"How about we go take a shower together?" He whispered in her ear. "Hmm?"