I slept through most of the next few days, only waking up to pee and eat and talk to Evan a couple of times a day. Elliot was always in the room, sometimes working or watching a movie on his computer, other times in his wolf form, snuggled up with me. His human never snuggled with me—we were on the same page about that, surprisingly enough.

I did like his wolf, though. He was sweet and playful, much like Elliot himself.

The pack rotated through Evan's duty, and though I hated ...