I look up at the moon, feeling the powerful pull towards it.
My wolf respects the Goddess, and so do I. For the first time in my life, I feel closer to her.
Ahren is the first to come over to me, placing his hand on my head.
Hello sister.His voice comes into my mind, and my heart skips a beat.
The mind-link! Oh, this is going to be fun!
What colour eyes do I have?I ask, and his eyes soften.
The colour you wished for.
My heart pounds. Green… like Dad’s. I turn to look at my fur, it’s gorgeous… My eyes find Jayce, who is smiling softly.
“You’re beautiful,” Heaven murmurs, her eyes wide. “Exquisite”
“You’re unique, and unlike Ahren’s demon wolf, yours looks sexy,” Allie adds.
“Have I done something to hurt you?” Ahren asks Allie with narrowed eyes, and I smile as I walk around the garden, ignoring their banter, leaping forward and skimming over the fountain before I turn and run around, enjoying how fast and good this feels. There’s a calmness in me, one that is encompassed with strength.
Oh, I’d love to go for a proper run,I sigh wistfully.
“Maybe later you can do a few rounds around the Academy premises. I’m sure they’ll allow it since it’s your first shift, and you can’t exactly do that out in the woods,” Ahren says, glancing at Jayce.
“I can arrange that.” Jayce nods.
Hmm, I have other plans for later…
My tail swishes as I watch Jayce, tilting my head. I bet his wolf would look good with mine. Black and red…
After a few minutes of enjoying my wolf form, I pad over to the group.
Well, you guys go inside. I’m going to shift back,I say through the mind-link.
Ahren nods. “Heaven, take her clothes for her. Let’s head inside. You can get dressed in the bathroom.”
I nod as Heaven obeys, and the boys lead the way inside, Jayce stopping to hold the door open for me. I brush past him and enter the hall. Things look so different in wolf form… and my sight is so much more enhanced.
“I’ll wait outside for you,” Jayce says softly.
I nod before Heaven opens the door to the nearest bathroom, and I enter. She places my clothes down, smiling. “Your eyes are just like Uncle’s,” she says softly.
Our eyes meet, and she gives me a hug before leaving the bathroom and shutting the door behind her.
I take a deep breath and focus on shifting. I feel the change, a moment of pain, and then I’m in human form again.
“Whoa…” I smile as I look down at my legs and pad over to the huge mirrors. Suddenly, I freeze, staring at my hands. Where my nails were around an inch long earlier, pretty and glittering, they are now a deep red, the same shade as my fur, and are about two inches long from base to tip.
I look up in the mirror. Staring back at me is me, but gone are my grey eyes. My face looks slimmer, my nose is smaller, and my lashes are longer.
My demon form.
Odd. I didn’t even realise I shifted to it.
I shake my head and take a deep breath, focusing onchanging back. I close my eyes and will myself to my normal self. I open my eyes, but staring back are the same red eyes.
“What is going on?” I whisper, confused, as I try again.
