Sofia
The world was hazy around me as I was running through the forest, the wind rushing through my fur and Alpha Devon beside me. He was a monstrous wolf, but the thought of his terrifying power actually made me feel safe, because he would never use it against me, only in service to me.
We stopped by a river, and I lay beside him. He was warm and solid.
"I miss you," I told him.
"I miss you, too, but I'll never leave you."
We lay there for a long moment in silence, only the chirps of crickets and the call of night birds breaking the stillness between us.
"I'm the one who left you," I reminded him. Why had I done that again?
"I know."
"Do you hate me?"
He didn't answer.
He wasn't even there.
I woke up on the verge of tears. This was ridiculous. There had been nothing between us,
