58: Hope

It was surprising to see Kelly as a wolf, but she was noticeably smaller than Sophie turned out to be. In fact she was smaller than Blake’s wolf too. Not many of us knew the origins of their wolves, so they likely didn’t notice the difference in size. But, it was hard to ignore that they had the exact same coloring, making them look like sisters.

Isabel rushed forward, bombarding Kelly with questions and trying to assess her physical condition, interrupting the two mates greeting each other as wolves for the first time. “Isabel,” I hissed at her, “Can’t you see that you just interrupted a very intimate moment? She’s fine now get out of their way.” Blake snorted his agreement beside me.

“As for the rest of you standing around and watching. The show’s over,” I called out over the crowd staring in stunned silence at the spectacle, “are you going to stand with your mouths hanging open all night? Or are we going to run?” I smiled at the sudden flurry of act