Chapter 6
Sunny
The long mournful howl of a wolf wakes me in the night.
The moon is full.
I hear coyotes all the time, but I’ve never heard a wolf before. I’m not sure how I even know it’s a wolf, but I do. Living in an RV, it often sounds like animals are close—just outside the thin walls. I usually love it, but tonight a shiver runs up my spine.
Even though it’s warm out, I pull the covers up to my chin.
I hear a stick crack beneath my window. The sound of panting.
Oh goddess, the wolf is right outside. A real wolf, not a spirit animal.
I sit up and pull the curtain aside to peer out. The moonlight clearly illuminates a giant black wolf with glowing amber eyes. He’s sniffing the ground around my RV.
My heart skips a beat.
Another wolf howls, farther away. The black wolf lifts i
