Chapter 189

Smelling, and worse, recognizing someone by their scent before she saw them seemed both natural and alien at the same time. Carlie reveled in the ability, while at the same time cringing. Just another indicator, as if the cat weren't enough, showing how far from herself she'd already gone. Shifting back to her human self, she quickly donned her jungle bikini ? in a balancing act she would have never tried just a week ago ? before dropping from the tree to land with crouched knees in front of her sister. With a flick of her neck, Carlie flipped her golden hair behind her and took in her sister's shocked face.

Ruth, her hair tousled, clothing stained and worn, her features leaner than she recalled, gaped. "Carlie?"