SHARI
I watched Sandi kneeling in the vegetable garden, her hands disappearing into the dark soil as she tugged another carrot from the ground.
She held it up triumphantly before brushing the dirt from it.
I smiled.
For some reason, watching her like this made me ridiculously happy.
Maybe it was because the past few days had reminded me what it felt like to have a real friend.
Not a servant.
Not someone I had to keep at a distance.
A friend.
A best friend.
I had been there when Sandi experienced her first shift. I’d watched the shock and wonder on her face as she discovered the wolf hiding inside her. I’d helped her learn to control abilities she hadn’t even known she possessed.
And through it all, we’d shared something incredibly special.
A secret.
Our secret.
For the first
