"You could kill someone." Loki’s voice cut in and the reality of the situation really hit. If I couldn’t master my magic, I would never shift.
Just like my previous life.
***
My father skidded to a halt at the edge of a small clearing with a stump in the center. I slid off Loki’s back and he trotted off to shift. He walked back to me and gestured to the center. “Go sit.”
I nodded and walked into the clearing. The tree’s shadows were still deep, as the sun had just breached the tree tops. I shivered, not from the cooler temperature since wolves burn hot, but from the feeling of the woods. It felt like something was here. Something was waiting for this moment.
I turned to face my dad, and he was still at the edge of the clearing. “Why are you still back there?”
“This isn’t for me, i
