15 By the time Reed woke up, Ariel had issued her challenge. The fight was planned for the next day. Telling Reed what she’d done hadn’t gone well though. Not even bothering to lecture her about why she shouldn’t have acted for him, he’d stormed off in a huff many hours ago. Now she was alone and staring at the ceiling while she lay on her small bed wondering how much her life would change again tomorrow. Maybe she should have been worried about fighting the two males who seemed willing to do anything to hurt Reed. But she just couldn’t drum up the necessary anxiety. In her mind, she could see herself winning. And she could see her wolf enjoying the conflict. When darkness fell over the room, she finally slipped into a restless sleep. Several hours later she woke to find a giant wolf s