*Eliza*

Jared’s paws pounded heavily on the ground as we ran through the woods. Now that it was just the two of us, it was much faster to travel this way, with Jared in wolf form and me on his back.

I tangled my fingers in his silky, soft fur, holding on tightly.

His weight shifted with each loping stride and with the heavy backpack on my back, I thought I’d slip off his back from being jostled back and forth.

I kept a spare pair of clothes for ...