Liana shifted back first.
The familiar pull of bones and fur reversed smoothly, leaving her standing behind the trees, her breathing steady. She reached down to her ankle and unbound the clothes she’d secured there before shifting, tugging them on with practiced ease. When she stepped out from the shadows, she was composed again- if a little flushed from the cold and the run. Oh, yes, and the notion of having to reveal her secrets to her brother.
Jason had already done the same.
He lifted an eyebrow when he noticed the faint color on her cheeks, but wisely chose silence. Whatever questions he had were clearly stacking up faster than he could voice them.
Without a word, Liana turned and led him deeper into the forest. It was half an hour before midnight, but the winds seemed duller now
