Amanda's POV:
Pain. Gut-wrenching, agonizing pain. It's like nothing I've ever experienced. It only lasted one minute. 60 seconds for my entire body to c***k, rearrange, and settle into my wolf form, but it felt like an eternity.
As I stood there in my wolf form, I saw the world in a new brightness. It was clear, crisp, heightened. Every strand of my fur rippled in the cool night breeze. I sniff the air and was hit with a tidal wave of my friends' scents, my mate's alluring scent, the forest, and all the natural odors sprouting around me. It was a bit overwhelming.
Hi. I've been so anxious to meet you. A voice resounds in my head. A presence is felt as if my body is no longer just mine. A shared space. Yes, we are now one. I'm Opal.
Hi Opal! I'm Amanda, you're human. Uh—your person. I—
