My belly flutters every time I leave my homeworld, but this time it’s worse than ever. My stomach almost empties itself from my nervousness when I enter the portal. I step into the darkness but also into a light I’ve longed for all my life. I didn’t know I longed for this light until recently, but it’s glorious to bask in the moonlight. The moon is at its fullest, and every bone in my body longs for what it means. I sigh and take a big breath of warm, humid air, closing my eyes. My wolf is ready to bolt from Damien, but I keep the rain on her with a promise of a shift later.
When I hear him stepping out beside me and the portal closing, I open my eyes. Small huts in disrepair surround us. I can see the people living here have used a lot of love and care on the village, but lack of time an
