"Lissa I need you to stay here. Skinner, Bandura, and Christian are on their way here, but I need to go help Dimitri." I said in a calm voice. Lissa's eyes widened in terror, but she didn't object and she moved further back into the store, finding a place to sit and wait.
I pushed my way out the door and started running. I'd never practice shifting in mid-stride, but I guess now was as good a time as any. I shed my jacket, hoping to save at least one article of clothing. I felt Dimitri's panic course through me, and my wolf burst out in a surprising display of violence. Dimitri was part of my pack and I was letting him take on Strigoi without my support.
My breathing slowed, matching every fourth footfall, and I forced my body to start Changing. I felt the familiar ache in my bones
