Chapter 0408

Nina

"I was talking about running in our wolf forms, silly," Enzo said, ruffling my hair.

My face turned a slightly deeper shade of red.

"Oh," I replied, smiling a bit. "Sure. That would be fun."

Enzo had just been angry with me and we had had a bit of an argument. But now, after he disappeared for a little while, he seemed to be in better spirits. I wasn't sure exactly why he suddenly seemed to be feeling better, but it made me happy to see it.

athletic field, where there was an entrance to a hiking trail between the trees. There, once we stepped into the dim forest and the sound of the wind blowing across the athletic field became dampened by the thick pine trees, Enzo shifted in front

Before I shifted, I walked up to him and ran my fingers through his fur. He pressed

first shifted, I had felt as though my body was tearing in two; but now, it was over in the blink of an eye. I simply closed

now that we were both in our wolf forms, we were able to talk freely. No one else would have

ran through the forest and wove ourselves between the trees, picking up speed as we went. Running like this felt so natural now, even more natural than running on two legs. I loved the feeling of freedom coursing through my body when I raced through the forest, leaping over small ravines, fallen trees, and large moss-covered boulders as though it was in my blood to be so agile. And it was in my blood, I supposed,

a stop by a large ravine that dipped down into a small stream. The water below was frozen now, leaving little icicles where the tiny waterfalls used to cascade over the rocks in

autumn, when it was chilly but not too cold. But now that my wolf had emerged, and especially when I was in my wolf form, I loved the frigid cold more than

other, but it wasn't out of panic; it was excitement, because we could smell

to hunt?" Enzo asked. Even in his wolf state, he looked as though he was

the ravine in pursuit of the deer, who was now alerted to our presence. We crashed through the underbrush as we followed its scent. Up ahead, I could see its fluffy white tail as it ran from us. We chased it around the trees and plants, gaining speed,

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