Chapter 27
The ungainly lupine body at first refused to respond to my commands. Despite being a halfie, I’d never before had a problem running, hunting, and playing on four paws, my human self doing the job nearly as ably as my inner wolf could have managed the tasks. But now my feet dragged and stumbled as I barely managed to hold myself erect.
Was my ineptitude due to the aftereffects of Stormwinder’s compulsion, a linkage that had broken the instant my wolf slid away into the darkness? Or was my newfound clumsiness the result of becoming a shifter whose inner beast had perished at her own hand?
I couldn’t afford the time and attention necessary to find out. Instead, painstakingly, I pushed my body language into that of a playful pup. Ears raised, tail wagging, tongue lolling. Dashing
