7 Outside, the first quarter moon shone through the trees. The glowing halved portion meant Kyra had been away from her pack for nearly three weeks. The full moon would grace the sky in eight days, and supposedly that would help her to complete her healing. She’d heard of cities so bright that no one could really see the stars or moon from the ground. It was something she wondered about. Would the phases matter once she left her pack? Would it be painful to look at and recall all she’d lost? Many lupine leaned heavily towards either their wolves or their human skins. Kyra had always thought she was balanced, that how she was every day was a perfect reflection of her inner self. Nothing had given her more excitement than waiting for the day she’d shift for the first time and meet the wil

