I was a little taken aback by Lily’s question, and it had me thinking of so many reasons at once. She noticed my discomfort and scooted closer, maybe to provide comfort.

“I haven’t shifted since that night, and I haven’t even thought about shifting before. Maybe my mind has accepted or related my shifting to my trauma and moved it to the back of my mind”

It was the first time I was talking about shifting. I couldn’t even remember the colour of my wolf anymore. It was like she ...