Briar POV I look around at my people as they sleep, watching over their still forms, shifting to my human form. I giggle as I am dressed in comfy jeans, warm boots, and my sheepskin jacket. Avalon lays down in my head. I feel her amusement. “I don’t even know what you look like, Avalon. We will have to find a mirror next time we shift.” She chuckles, “we don’t need to wait, Hecate and Danu asked me for a wish from my heart, so I wished that we could walk beside our humans, so we can, all you have to do is to place two fingers over your heart, picture me standing beside you and push me out.” Shaking, I do as she says. As I push her from me, I feel our connection stretch. I open my eyes to see the most beautiful black wolf, her fur tipped with silver. “Avalon? Oh, my goddess, you are so

