Forced Shift

TALIA POV

"We have to move," I said to Imogen.

The guard's words were still in the air. The army. The water. Thousands of wolves down before the blood moon even peaked.

Imogen was already reaching for me. Her hand on my arm. The way she'd grabbed me since we were small whenever something was about to happen.

We looked at each other.

"Ready?" she said.

"Ready," I said.

Three squeezes. Fast. The way