I feel my breath catch in my chest as the wolf stands at its full height. I am not sure how tall this damn thing is, but it is taller than Max is for sure. His coat is solid black with white paws and white tipped ears. He has a white star in the center of his chest and when he opened his eyes, my heart stood still. Staring back at me were the emerald green eyes that Max had earlier tonight.
I felt my heart race as my hands started to shake. I stood slowly and instead of grabbing Marcus and running away, I moved towards the wolf standing before me. He stared down at me as I looked up into his eyes. I felt my hand slowly reach out to pet him. He didn’t growl, bark, or howl as he leaned his head into my hand and closed his eyes. I felt a huge relief wash over me as his soft fur tickled the
