Gaia
I spent the entire night rolling restlessly from side to side. I felt a physical ache knowing Dawson was angry with me. When the dawn finally broke, I launched out of bed. I dressed simply in some sweatpants and a tank top and made my way down the stairs and outside. Early rising wolves greeted me as I passed, inclining their heads with murmurs of ‘Luna’. I smiled at each of them, watching them light up in response. It occurred to me that Dawson seemed to be right about my abilities. I remained unsure how I felt about that.
I made my way into the forest behind the pack house, not too far, but far enough that I could not be seen. Then I slipped out of my clothes, stashing them at the base of a tree.
I thought it would be more difficult, as I
