Riley
Over the next couple of weeks, I worked with the rogue. I wanted him to find his way back. I wanted him to feel the way I felt thanks to Jeremy. I wanted to honour Jeremy’s memory by giving my all to the projects he loved so dearly. On the day the rogue was accepted as a pack member and accepted us as his pack, it felt as if I was letting go of the last little piece that was holding me back.
It felt as if I had come full circle. I was actually free. I was part of the pack, but I had never felt so free. I had never felt so loved. I knew Jeremy loved me while he was still alive. This was a different kind of love. Something I didn’t have before. I breathed in the fresh morning air as I stripped out of my clothes behind a tree and shifted.
My bones moved, and my muscles twisted, but
