Graham:
I started to go down, and when I was halfway through, the old man reached for me. I felt a sharp prick on my skin. It was harsh and painful.
It was so hot down there, and with everything happening around me, I couldn’t tell what had just happened until I was fully landing underground.
Once my body was fully lowered, I began to feel uneasy and weak, even.
"Are you okay?" the old man asked, reaching toward me as I got on my knees and shifted back into my human form.
That wasn’t part of the plan. I was supposed to help the man up, let him stand on my wolf’s back, then get out and transition later.
Why would I shift back, go inside again, and shift once more? It would have been too much trouble, so I avoided it until I was sure I was in the basement.
"It’s just—" I muttered, pla
