I blinked as he stood and offered his hand to me. “Where are we going?” I asked.
“You’ll see,” he said with a small smile.
He led me to the edge of the forest behind the training facility. The afternoon sun filtered through the tall trees, creating dancing shadows on the forest floor. Without warning, he started taking off his clothes, alarming me.
“W-What are you doing?” I stuttered.
“Changing into my wolf form. Let’s go for a run, Lily. C’mon.”
I moved to a large oak tree to give him privacy. When he was done, he growled quietly, and I came out. I gasped with delight as I gazed at his wolf. It was big, bigger than most wolves I’ve seen and grey with a slight limp.
He lowered himself, gesturing with his head for me to climb on.”
“Jake, no—your leg…”
He huffed impatiently and I cou
