I couldn"t sleep. The worry of the day kept me awake in a restless tumble of sheets and pillows. How would I face the my class tomorrow? How could I call myself a Valkyrie without a wolf companion? Well, it wasn"t a definite rejection yet, but it wasn"t a good sign either. My wolf bit me... And next week, I"d have to see all the others play with their pup while I didn"t even know whether I had one. No. I couldn"t let that happen. I"d be an even bigger laughing stock than I already was. I had to do something. Like sneak out and forge the bond already. Actually... That wasn’t a bad idea. The wolves would just be asleep in the Barn, just like everyone else in the school. Nobody would ever be able to figure out I snuck in a little extra nightly session. They"d see me with an imprinted wol

