Kiana
Alone in the bedroom, with the waxing crescent moon visible in the window, I took a deep breath and focused on my wolf. All day I’d been distracted by her. My normally small and quiet other half of me shimmered with magic. I could feel her happy and wolfy playful smile as she rose within me. Naked, I closed my eyes and called to her.
She came without hesitation. It was almost enough to make me cry during the change. When she refused me, I feared that she’d always refuse me, that she’d concede to my magic from here on out.
On all fours, I stretched and shook as if I could get rid of the excess energy inside of me. Then I headed over to the mirror. She looked mostly normal. Still small and scarred, but her coat looked a little thicker and healthier.
At least I wasn’t shimmering in
