Ryder
The moment Ariana shifted back into her wolf form and disappeared into the forest, I let out a frustrated breath. I could feel the bond between us growing stronger, pulling at me with every passing day, but she was hell-bent on resisting it. How long could she keep this up? No matter how much she tried to deny it, the bond wasn’t going anywhere. I shifted back into my wolf form and continued the run, letting the wind carry away my thoughts. The moon was high, and the forest was alive with the sounds of other wolves running through the trees. But my mind was stuck on her—Ariana, the one person I couldn’t seem to shake.
By the time the run ended, most of the students had already headed back to their cabins. I needed some space, some time to clear my head, so I wandered off into the
