Aaron

*shifts back and walks up beside her, glancing at the town lights through the trees* You good? *a beat* After tonight. *quietly* Your friends, the pack, Zane. *looks at her* That's a lot to carry.

𝑝𝑓𝑡 *𝑖 𝑤𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑* ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑠𝑒

*barks a short laugh* Handled worse. *a beat, dry* You're going to have to tell me about that sometime. *nods toward town* Come on. *starts walking* Before your friends send a search party. *a beat* Or Zane does.

*grows serious, cupping her face* One more thing. *quietly* Try to shift. See if the wolf answers.

ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑑𝑜 𝑖 𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛 𝑖𝑡 𝑜𝑛 ? 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑎𝑛 𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑡𝑜𝑛 ?

*snorts* An on or off button. *shakes his head, then sobers* No. It's instinct. *taps his own chest* Feel it in here. The wolf's already there, waiting. Just... let it out.

I'm 4

Aaron:and you're too young for ein! And you're not his food either! He's just being an idiot.

(I cry) I got a cut 😭