The abandoned house is on the outer edge of the Lost River State Forest. We parked a few miles away, and Tia worked her magic to conceal us even though Colin and Zayne can do it independently. I have the black carmine stone in my pocket to help me if something happens to her magic.
Once we’re safely away from the road and hidden by the trees, Zayne strips down and shifts into his wolf while Tia waits for us beside him.
Colin takes off his shirt and tosses it onto the ground with my bag of clothes and food. “Please keep your mind open. I have to be able to know you’re okay.”
“I promise,” I say in his mind.
Once the rest of his clothes are off, he shifts into a magnificent, large white wolf. His blue eyes stare back at me, and I smile. “Be careful.”
He bumps me with his head. “You too.
