“Arghh” I screamed before crouching down in fear, trying to protect myself from what was coming. The growl of a wolf and something crashing against the leafy forest ground got me to open just one of my eyes. “It was just a deer!” Ethan said, taking his human form again as we both stared at the dead animal. It had 4 holes in its neck, where Ethan had sunk his fangs. “Thank God!” I said, placing my hand on my chest to calm my erratic heartbeat. “Ethan…” I called, noticing the fear and alarm still residing behind his eyes, but it seemed that my voice bounced off thick walls. “Ethan!!” I called louder this time, and finally, his eyes focused on mine. “Is everything alright? You look……. unsettled.” I asked, a frown etched onto the fine lines of my face. “I'm fine, I thought it was someth

