9

ALINA

I don’t know how long I stay in wolf form. The few times I shift, the wolf is thrilled, probably from the freedom of being locked inside. As I run through the woods, I don’t try to reign her in though, I let her do as she pleases, not so keen on facing my reality. So I hunt and eat and play in the grass, then doze for a while, only to repeat it when I wake up. Living through the wolf’s eyes is always a marvel, we are so fast, nd strong, we are one. We zip through the woods like the wind itself.

In my early teens, after I shifted for the first time, I returned to the compound naked as the day I was born, my hair all around me, my mother had wrapped me in a blanket, looking just as shaken as I was, maybe even more, though it was I who just went on four legs for the first time.

Just as I entered the house I saw our alpha and my father sitting in our living room in deep discussion.

Father joined Mama and as soon as I was covered they hugged me, trying to surround me with love,