Chapter 61 - Interview with a Wolf

Ari’s POV

“ALEXIA!” I squeal as I hold my arms out and run towards my best friend like a little school girl.

“ARI!” She smiles, but the smile doesn’t reach her eyes. She looks exhausted, and there is a sadness in her aura that was never there before. Alexia was the life of the party, but right now, she was less than that. Maybe the travel exhausted her? I know Slick Paw is quite the distance since their pack house is located all the way in Concord, New Hampshire, but I didn’t think traveling would take so much out of a person?

“How are you Alexia? I missed you so much! I’m SO sorry for disappearing off the face of the earth like that!” I quickly jump to what I think might be the source of her lack of excitement.

“It’s okay! I understand now what was going on. Are you feeling better? You look...changed…” She observes.

“What do you mean...changed?” I question her with a curious look.