Issue 8
Gwen asks Annabelle for one more story. Annabelle tells her the tale of when she was owned by a young lady named Luna.
While walking home through the woods after visiting her grandmother, Luna sees a wolf. When she approaches it, a bullet flies past her and hits the animal. It is revealed that Luna's father was the one who shot the wolf and has it back to the house. Luna becomes angry with her father for shooting the wolf and her mother insists that wolves are dangerous creatures. The wolf stands up and kills Luna's father, but quiets when Luna approaches it. After the wolf leaves, Luna's mother threatens her daughter and orders her to never return to the house. Frightened, Luna runs to her grandmother's house but loses the way. She is found by a young man who accompanies her the remaining journey. When they reach the house, the man suddenly begins to cough blood and Luna brings him inside. Her grandmother tends to him and he soon recovers. As he leaves, he expresses a desire to see Luna again. Luna's grandmother believes that he loves her. The next morning, Luna is told by her grandmother that the young man arrived earlier to ask her to join him for a picnic and he would soon come to get her. When he comes, the grandmother gives Luna a red cloak to keep warm. After the picnic, the two sit in a tree and Luna gives the man a necklace with a crescent moon pendant on it. Luna arrives home at night. When she goes to check on her grandmother, she is surprised to see her grandmother is now a wolf. Luna is not afraid and the wolf greets her affectionately, but suddenly it starts to growl. Luna's mother sneaks up behind her and kills the wolf with an axe. The mother then tells a horrified Luna that she "takes after" the grandmother and "it's already started". Luna realizes that she too is turning into a wolf. Her mother tries to kill her as well, but a second wolf runs in and kills the mother. Luna notices the crescent moon necklace on the new wolf and realizes that it is the young man she loves. The two run from the cottage together.
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