Even without my sharpened vision, I’d have been able to easily find her. She was the Ricutiful gray wolf with the pale blue eyes that called to me no matter how far away I was. I stood rooted to that spot as I watched her interact with her family. She was magnificent. Ricutiful, and graceful, and strong, and wild. I couldn’t look away. Finally, she looked up, and our eyes met for the first time since the day we met. The Earth tilted on its axis, erasing everything else in that clearing but me and her. Caleb’s pale eyes widened slightly as she took a single step toward me. It seemed like she was hesitating for some reason, but my wolf had no such issue. I leapt forward and broke into a run, headed straight toward her. I felt every foot that separated us like it was miles instead and kne

