HANNAH
I got to my feet, stumbling backward, my instincts taking over my body at that moment.
A wolf stood in the shade of a tree which cast shadows on it. I couldn't make out its color but there was something about it I couldn't quite place my finger on. An instant later I knew what it was. Its scent.
It was familiar. Something I had sensed before a while ago. But where?
The connection was so close but no matter how hard I thought, it wouldn't come to me.
I was breathing in panicked little puffs as I took another step backward. Then I stood still, muscles tense and on the alert, anticipating the wolf's spring. The second ticked past but it didn't move. Neither did I. We just stood there, silently regarding each other across the little space that divided us.
Was I hallucinating?
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