CHAPTER 2

Running the forest was an exciting experience. And in wolf form it was even more exhilarating...when one was not weak with hunger and lack of sleep. For Bria, it was like pushing too hard against an unmovable stone. Her muscles ached and her body begged her to slow down, or maybe collapse into an unmoving pile of fur and bones.

Roots entwined with thorny brambles and fat-leaved shrubs slowed her p