I decided to make my presence more obvious and walked closer to Elva, Nicholas in his wolf form, Night, and Silver. Nicholas shifted back into his human form now, sitting in the grass.
“Piper,” he said, smiling slightly, a wolfish grin. He was proud of his wolf form.
“Hi, Mommy!” Elva said. “Nick-lass was showing me his wolf!”
“I saw,” I said as I knelt beside her in the grass. “What do you think?”
“So big!” She stretched her arms wide.
“He’s an Alpha,” I explained. “Their wolves tend to be bigger than others.”
“So I can protect my pack,” Nicholas added, looking at me. His previous words echoed in my head. He wanted to protect Elva and I so that I wouldn’t need to sacrifice to keep her safe. The reminder warmed me from the inside out, and helped wash away some of my earlier worry.
