t back here righ

trees, barely noticing his surroundings. His entire being was focused on that scent. He wasn't sure how far he'd gone or how long he'd been running when he noticed he could no longer feel the crunch of leaves and the snap of twigs b

hite, and blue striped blanket was a human baby. Zev locked his gaze on that child and whined. He wanted to get closer, wanted to smell and lick

st over a year old, and this was his first shift. It'd take some time yet before he'd completely adjust to his wolf body. Dropp

efore he realized it was happening, the baby raised himself onto unsteady feet and began toddling toward him. With the grown-ups engaged in conversation, nobody noticed the little tyke, dressed in a blue o

n surprise, but the human didn't cry, he just reached his small hand out and petted Zev's fur. The wolf cub whined with joy and pressed himself aga

ne, it hadn't been visible from across the park. Zev tilted his head to one side and carefully appraised his new friend. He'd never come across a person wi

nah, where

eople frantically searching for his new friend. Jonah. That was the baby's name

vin! Look, over

his den. If the adults got any closer, Jonah wouldn't be blocking their view

heard over and over again from his pack elders rang in his head. After one last l

go to that sc

Moonlight Nursery School. He longed to step through the doors, always had, but as

wolf, but that school is for half-souls. We need to stay with our own kind so you can learn the right things and shift

r to the white-haired boy playing inside that pink house. It wasn't the colorful sign that called to Zev's wolf. I

on the periphery, under the cover of trees, and he could never watch for long because his parents didn't like his wolf's tendency to wander. Of course, they'd like that ten

had even managed to sneak away from the adults and over to Zev. Jonah would immediately wrap his golden arms

Nursery School then he'd get to talk to Jonah and play with him in his human form

barely tolerated them. He knew his kind was supposed to distrust the half-souls, keep their distance, but Zev didn't understand why, and he just couldn't do that with Jon

d. The group of humans wearing bright red jerseys were all listening intently t

m. But now the time had finally come. Both boys played soccer in the Etzgadol City League. They were on different teams, of course. Zev's team was all shifters. He was sure the pack would have forced them to pl