***Yara***
I ran as fast as I could, but even that wasn’t enough. I felt someone—or rather something—pounce on me from behind. I let a scream slip from my mouth as I came face-first into the grass.
I rolled over so that I could see who it was that had pushed me. It was the dog that Zander had turned into. I sat up on my elbow and slowly moved back. I wanted to put enough distance between myself and the dog. However, he took slow steps forward every time I moved back.
“Yara, it’s okay; he won’t hurt you.” Milo came running and stood beside the animal.
I looked between both of them as Milo took a step forward and reached out his hand. I hesitated before I took it. The instant I was on my feet, the animal had turned back into Zander.
He had a smirk on his face. “We told you we weren’t jo
