Unfortunately, my patience was quickly waning, and I felt my wolf getting bored with the attention. The novelty wore off within a few minutes, and I backed away, giving Abi’s sleeve a playful nip before dashing off, her laughter ringing in my ears long after I’d left her in the dust.
I had no idea how long I’d been running, but when I returned to the spot on the beach where Val and I had been practicing, she and Abi were long gone. My tongue hanging out of my mouth as my sides heaved, I leaned down to sniff at the sand. Tracking them back to Fenris’s home, I sat outside the front entrance and woofed softly. No one came to the door, so I barked a little more loudly, rearing back onto my hind legs to paw at the handle.
I hadn’t made any progress, but someone opened the door a moment later.
