KIRAI didn’t mean to run. Not with an urgency that my legs carried me through the forest before I could so much as mumble, “I’ll be back in a minute.” Hair lashed across my face, tree leaves slapped my skin, and adrenaline coursed through my veins as I ran barefoot on the rough ground. Yes, barefoot. There was barely enough time between thinking of where I had last seen my hair tie and how stupid I was to have lost it, to worry about putting on shoes. They were the last thing on my mind. But I soon regretted it. Running through dirt, gravel, and endless twigs, my legs were in a sorry state, filled with blisters. I only meant to grab my hair tie from the river area and get back before Mom shoved us into the car and off to the ceremony grounds. But my wolf didn't listen. Sensing we were headed to a rather familiar place that held our most recent rendezvous, she pushed herself out, responding to the forest calls. The woods stretched quietly, and the wind came to a halt as I reduced m
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