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,” I finally

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

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

that can help induce the shifting process. We need wolfsbane and valerian roots. It shouldn’t be too hard to find either of those around here…” Kat looked around as

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, especially since it was

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

static electricity to the air, like a thunderstorm could happen at

I asked, looking up at the sky as Kat let go of my hand for a

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

her head and stood again. She was holding a few small flowers in her hand. They were

“I already found some wolfsbane. Valerian might be a little more difficult to find, but we should be able to find some if we go just a

her once again as she started walking down a gradual slope with the wolfsbane in her hand. She

we find the valerian?” I asked.

can simply ingest them, so long as you do it at the same

after that,

down to look into a hollow tree

five to ten minutes before you shift,” she said. “It’ll be easier if you shift out here. I’ll keep an eye on you, so if it gets to be too much and you lose control, you won’t get lost

my side when I shifted for the first time. It

but I

should go back, Kat,” I finally said, stopping. “Maybe we can get the valerian tomorrow. This oncoming storm is making me uneasy, and

turned toward me with a concerned

shift,” she said, sounding somewhat stern. “He’ll just make up an excuse or tell

moment. She seemed genuine. Something felt amiss, but maybe it was just my nerves getting