Bella’s POV Fields of tall grass rippled in the moonlight as far as the eye could see. Nothing but freedom laid ahead! The palace and its restrictive life already felt like a fading dream. My feet flew over the earth, taking me up by adrenaline and newfound liberty. A cool breeze teased my hair loose from its tie, whispers of distant voices carried on the night air. I was free. *** The moon hung full and luminous in the midnight sky as I raced through the open plains, savoring my newfound freedom. However, as the lunar light bathed my skin, an itch began deep in my bones that was all too familiar. An urge to shed my human form and embrace another. My wood form. After all, that was why I was here. I increased my speed, my legs pumping furiously as wisps of grass kicked up behind m