~ Ezra's POV ~
My shift was so much harder than I expected it to be. Thankfully, Alyssa came out when she did. She looked like she was in a trance or sleepwalking or something when she did. I still can't get the expression she had on her face when she touched my heated, painful skin out of my mind. I even dream about it everynight. The only thing that can help me get through the nightmares that my shift ended in my death like I thought it was going to was the t-shirt I stole out of Alyssa's bedroom that night.
Once my brother and I had shifted, Alyssa passed out. I was worried...terribly worried actually about her, but her parents and Chelsea took her to the clinic so we could continue on with our tradition. All of the onlookers then shifted and we had our normal run together. It was a
