Untamed Fate (Magic Side: Wolf Bound 2)

hands. She screamed but let the transformation continue.

God, how long had she been fighting this?

I gently placed her on the ground and gave her some space. I could help

guide her with my magic, but she needed to do the shift on her own. It was

our way.

Her body jerked and arched, and I fought back the fear that had settled in

my soul. For born werewolves, the first shift was painful, but according to

our lore, the first shift was ten times worse for humans who caught

lycanthropy. Not all made it through.

Would she survive this?

If she didn’t, would my mind break? Or would I slowly descend into

madness, like Billy had? That would destroy the pack.

Savannah cried out and clawed the ground, and I pushed all other fears

and doubts out of my mind. Nothing but her mattered now. I just had to get

her through this.

“Don’t you dare give up,” I ordered. “Let the shift take you.”

Growling, she rolled onto her stomach and climbed to her knees. Her

spine arched, and her legs and arms snapped and bent as her hands became

paws and her face lengthened. Agony by agony, she completed the shift, until

all that was left was a beautiful gray and auburn wolf.

She whimpered and shook her body, and my wolf rumbled in my chest,

demanding to be set free. He wanted to meet his mate, but now was not the

fucking time.

“Savannah.” I slowly took a step forward, hands spread. “Savy.” She

snapped her head to me and growled, baring her teeth.

You did well, I said in my mind, testing our bond. She narrowed her

amber eyes but didn’t respond.

Perhaps that would take time.

“Easy.” I took another step, sensing her pain. She was weak and favoring

her left leg, and she snarled, limping backward. She was afraid and confused,