ALEXIS DIDN’T MOVE from her chosen spot until she heard pacing outside of her hideaway. She cracked open an eye, and spotted the feet of her siblings, pure white paws that were scuffling and looking for a way through the thorns. Figuring she had better spare them the misery—and she didn’t want them to see her treasure trove—Alexis pushed through the bushes and into the clearing.
Her siblings shifted back in an instant, looking up at Alexis with wide eyes.
“Mother was calling you,” Dixie said. She reached up and put her fingers through Alexis’s fur, smoothing the place on her cheek where it had become rumpled.
Alexis nuzzled into the touch, and then shifted back into a human with a sigh. She ran her fingers through her hair, looking down at the twins. She wasn’t looking forward to the da
