Claire POV

Allowing the wind to rustle my fur was the best way to calm my nerves. Before my wolf, I struggled constantly to deal with stress and other unpleasant emotions. I learned to just ignore them, or push them away, which was difficult to do, especially when they were more severe.

The beauty of the wolf form was that instinct almost completely takes over. It was much easier to surrender myself completely to those instincts and shove emotions ...