EZRA The previous night... Someone was watching me. And whoever was watching me, didn't know what they were in for. From my wolf instincts, I couldn't sense any immediate danger, but that didn't mean I was going to let my guard down. I calculated the distance left to the academy, then blended into the darkness and began to run, not towards the academy, but close to the hidden river, just on the outskirts. I smirked inside of me when I felt them follow me. They were good, because they managed to stay hidden even if they were going at exactly the same pace as I was. Duryan loved things like this. It was a favorite game for him, just like predator instincts. I caught sight of the river ahead, then increased my pace, bounding straight for the wide waters, and then just at the very la

