Chapter 22: Consequences
Sariah
The clock struck midnight and my ankle snapped into place with a sickening c***k. Just as one bone mended, the others reshaped themselves as I shifted for the first time. The pain was excruciating but brief. I was amazed at how quickly I went from woman to wolf. I was of age now. I looked up and saw the full moon in all her brilliance. She no longer held dominion over wolves. We could shift even when she was waning but her presence was always celebrated by our kind.
I was standing on a grassy knoll looking at the castle in the distance. I ran through the darkness, flying through the night. The castle grew larger and larger as I got closer and closer. I was so focused on it, I collided with something. I tumbled in the grass and novice that I was, I shifted
