The forest was alive, silver light filtering through the trees, catching on every branch, every leaf. My paws hit the ground, hard and fast, heart pounding in rhythm with the pulse of the Moonbond in my veins. I was running, free, terrified, exhilarated. My body felt different…stronger, sharper, faster. My wolf surged beneath my skin, stretching into every limb, every fiber, and I let her take the lead.
The wind whipped past me, carrying scents I’d never noticed before…the sharp tang of pine, the musk of the earth, the faint coppery tang of a deer somewhere far ahead. And then there was him.
Talon.
I didn’t need to see him to know he was there. I could feel him, just as I had felt him since the first threads of our bond wrapped around my wrist. His presence was steady, grounded, yet rel
