***LUCA***
It's not often after we shift that we hear our wolf's voice again. Normally, they are with us until that first time, guiding us, teaching us how to be strong, steady and confident. They teach us what to expect, they're with us through the fever, and after we shift for the first time, their voice fades. It's not until we find our mates or see our pups for the first time that we hear that voice again, though I didn't hear mine the first time I met Scissera. I know now, it was because her wolf wasn't there.
Ivar, the wolf that had been with me since I was a small boy and met an abuse victim for the first time, was whimpering in my mind. I'd never heard him afraid. Not that I could blame him at the sight before me.
Scissera had started screaming in her sleep. I knew she was clo
