“W-what?” I could hear Raven stammer behind, but my mind was otherwise preoccupied. I’ve heard about shifting. We were taught about it. How it is painful because your bones are basically shifting, re-aligning themselves to those of a wolf. There’s always been excitement towards someone's first shift… But along with that, there is always fear. Fear of the oncoming pain. I won’t lie and say that I am not nervous. I am, but at the same time, I am at peace. I mean, the pains of shifting can’t be as bad as the ones from yesterday, right? “Will you slow down, Sadie?” Raven says, out of breath, as she falls into step beside me. “I can't,” I reply while crossing the threshold of the main back door. “I want to get this over and done with, and Nyx wants to run and hunt.” It’s normal for wolves