All Chapters of Howl for Justice : Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

The golden slant of late-day sun casts harsh stripes across my office, bars of light that trap me at my desk. The calendar on my computer blinks with urgent appointments, reminders of what must be rearranged, what must be concealed. I feel it already, the pull of the moon, the stirring beneath my sk

Silver light leaks through the trees, touching the ground with ghostly fingers. The world is blue and gray and so different from the sharp edges of my office that I almost feel like a stranger in it. I hesitate at the forest’s edge, waiting for the familiar press of ownership to settle over me. Wait

I break, my body shattering into motion, the trees a blur of gray and green that trembles at the edges of my vision. The forest floor is an endless stretch, a wild rush beneath my feet, and I cannot stop, cannot think, cannot be anything but the relentless need to move, to lose myself. My claws tear

The park is empty, a lonely expanse of wide-open danger beneath the glare of the full moon. I run with uneven strides, the harsh light exposing my desperation, exposing my frantic pace as I stagger across deserted trails. My body rebels against me, its primal need unleashed, uncontainable, throwing

A silence falls between us, dense and unsettling, waiting for one of us to break it, waiting for one of us to speak. My wolf settles slowly, the heat of its demands ebbing, the threat of transformation retreating, leaving the larger questions raw and exposed. "Why aren't you running?" I finally ask,