That afternoon, I checked out of the cabin and drove the Jeep until I found a spot alongside the highway where I could park. I hoped that it would go unnoticed, since this area wasn’t so populous. I waited until nightfall and left my clothes in the boot.
I hid the key and then changed into my wolf. I started running and crossed the icy river and shook the water from my fur. I alternated between trotting and walking for about eight miles, and it took me two hours over the rough terrain.
The mountain loomed in front of me, but I kept going. The gravity was getting stronger. I could feel it moving through the air. Montgomery had described Wolf Peak as a place of ancestral powers where the more powerful wolves had all gone to either die or heal spiritually.
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