The memory wolf

after midnight where it sto

t glow; it slices through leaves like silver knives. And everyt

was when I decid

pair of curious eyes. Kelan tried to follow me-of course he d

e. Quality bonding with m

as th

omeone hovering nearby like, Are you okay? Are

aus

en I s

ther mess of roots and churned-up d

ed the brakes so hard

that was

was a

sharp, almost geometric lines, faintly glowing under the m

marking. Not one of those cryptic elder

o

ng else. Somethi

earned nothing about touching mysterious glowing symbols in creepy forests. My wolf pract

. Heavy. Like the fores

d, staring at it.

ly: Because it knows you

u

uld feel it now-tiny vibrations under the ground, faint trace

ache

deci

iou

ot straight up my arm and I stumbled back with a very undignified

re. She alway

e I followed her instincts, the traini

d again. Slowe

ight clearly wasn't dra

. Feel me. Y

fr

utely

w. But it slid into my head like it belonged ther

toward the mark. The trees whispered in a language my wolf

when it

ed creature h

ing. Not

g a me

pparently the universe enjoyed

lf was losing her mind, growling low, thrilled, like she'd just

d under my touch and images exploded in my mind; wolves made of shadow, fo

silver flashing

h

le

No though

st

g heartbeat, ever

it star

time. Teas

ed, scrambling back.

disagree

d me. Whatever left this thing was d

tinct scr

instinct s

tas

pack. Definitely not Rhea. If the elders sensed this pow

r soun

reathe like a normal person instead

ht flickering like it didn't

ame again-clear, confi

la. I am waitin

d turne

in me screa

already kne

oul

mark, this power, this thing wit

never learned how