“You understand why I have to go, right?” I ask him and he nods his head once at me. “Do you know where she went?” I ask him, looking around but not finding my wolf. We walk a bit, looking around, Altair sniffing and looking along the way, but there’s no sign of her.
I sit on a rock, sticking my feet in the crisp water, and Altair comes to sit next to me. “I hope she’s ok” I tell him, finally accepting that she isn’t here this time. I go to lay back but Altair stands quickly and moves behind me before I do, so that I can lay against him. He’s warm and his fur is soft, but not as soft as my little wolf. We sit there like this for a long time before I feel myself drift off to sleep.
I wake up trying to roll over but find I can’t. I crack my eyes open and realize that Seth’s arm i
