Chapter 13

The wolf has always been nice to me.

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There have been plenty of nights when Aaron will shift and it’s

this big, ferocious beast that nestles next to me, his head in my

lap to sleep.

“I always did like you better,” I tell him.

He barks happily.

Gradually the forest lightens, and I aim toward the break in

the trees that will bring us to the edge of the ravine.

I’m not sure why Aaron shifted or why he’s following me. Maybe he’s worried I’ll try to leave?

I’ve been thinking about it, for sure.

But that sort of thing takes a lot of planning and after my last doctor visit venture, the security is especially tight around the

main house.

of river. If I stay on the path, several miles south of here, the ground evens off and it’s a great spot for swimming and fishing, when the water’s

I count the months, wondering if I’ll

when summer’s here.

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and all of

fur beneath my hand

not

He growls menacingly.

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Gifts

An

the wolves before I see

out of the woods. Four of them. Not quite as large as Aaron but still big. Their maws are open

rippling as they

wolf looks at me.

his huge form moves in front of me,

from this

a breath.

nowhere to go.

part man, part wolf and far

powerful than both.

He lunges at the lead wolf, his claws digging into the flesh of

over our heads and

I hardly believe my eyes.

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