His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 231: Shifting Early

Moana

I felt my eyes go wide at Kat’s proposition.

“Really?” I asked quietly. “You could actually help me shift… today?”

Kat nodded with a smile on her face. “It’s easy,” she replied. “You could get it over with really quickly.”

I could feel my wolf reacting strongly to this. It had felt as though Mina was coming close to shifting for a while, ever since Edrick and I marked each other, but it still hadn’t happened. And maybe, just maybe… shifting could finally make all of this ambiguity stop.

“What do you think?” I asked Mina.

She seemed excited. “We should do it,” she replied. “I’ve been feeling stuck, like I keep coming close to shifting but I just can’t make it happen all the way. This could be what I need… And I trust Kat.”

I agreed with Mina. With a smile, I nodded at Kat. More than anything, I was just excited to finally be able to shift. Maybe then, Edrick wouldn’t think that I was so incapable of taking care of myself.

Maybe if I shifted, I could actually be my own person again, and not a damsel in distress who needed a man to protect me.

do it,”

grinned, then glanced over her shoulder at the house. We were still within sight of the house itself despite being in the forest a little ways. Suddenly, she took my hand and began to lead me deeper into

the more quickly the air temperature lowered. Soon, I let out a little shiver just from the

wolfsbane and valerian roots. It shouldn’t be too hard to find either of

to small patches of weeds. She rifled through them, inspecting the leaves and flowers as she looked for the right plants that we needed. However, pretty soon the gap in the trees where we could see the house was becoming smaller, and the house was turning into a small speck in the distance. I started to get worried that we would eventually lose our way in the woods,

and so I decided not to cause a fuss. As we kept walking further into the forest, I felt my anxiety starting to rise. The

the air, like a thunderstorm could happen at any

time?” I asked, looking up at the sky as Kat let go of my hand for a moment to stoop down behind a log and pick at

spoke, the wind started to whip my hair around me even

a few small flowers in her hand. They were a dark purple color, and she

“I already found some wolfsbane. Valerian might be a little more difficult to find,

I replied. I felt reassured by my bodyguard’s warm smile, and followed her once again as she started walking down a gradual slope with the wolfsbane in

the valerian?” I asked. “Do we make it

“You can simply ingest them, so long as you do it

after that,

into a hollow tree trunk. She muttered something to herself, then stood and started walking

only be five to ten minutes before you shift,” she said. “It’ll be easier if you shift out here. I’ll keep

for the first time. It was scary to know that he wouldn’t be next to me when I shifted, and when I looked up, I

now, but I could tell from the

tomorrow. This oncoming storm is making me uneasy, and besides… I don’t

me with a concerned

an excuse or tell you that it’s too

at the bodyguard for a moment. She seemed genuine. Something felt amiss, but maybe it was just my nerves getting to me. Maybe she was right; maybe Edrick wouldn’t let me shift, and it would only make things even