“Keep it down. We’re too close to that alpha’s territory.” Diego falls to the ground beside me, rubbing my back. His soft touch doesn’t help matters. It only hurts me more.
I try to pull myself away on my hands and knees, but he stops me. “Please, Diego. It hurts.”
“I know it hurts, and this is hurting you more than most on their first shift. Please hang on. It’ll all be over soon enough.”
Though he says it’ll be over soon, just how long does he mean? It feels like an hour, though it's only been minutes. Another cry escapes my lips and I find myself begging my wolf to stop. If only she would go back to the depths where she had been and hold off. This can’t be how it feels to shift.
I’ll never make it if this is how it will be from here on out.
“Shhhh, Kalina. You’re going to have the
