Chapter 80: Becoming The Wolf

I turn within, feeling Sage's steady presence beside me. He's already shifting, his own clothes discarded, body melting from human to wolf so fluidly jealous pangs trouble me. Now, more than ever, I believe he is what I'm meant to be. I've spent the last week and a half fearful he would become something to revile and despise, only to be shocked by his final transformation and the perfection of his power.

His magic hovers beside me, not intruding, but firm and ready to support me if I need it. The others back away, watching, Sassafras's tail beating a steady time as he glares with a cat's intensity. Syd is doing her best to hide her worry. The only person who seems calm is Max. He watches with his diamond eyes as I allow my wolf to take me to wereform.