Freedom

Silver:

I woke up the next morning, struggling and gasping for breath. Mila tried to calm me down after I was fully awake but I couldn’t shake off the uneasy feeling I still had.

“What happened?” Mila asked when I could finally control my breath.

“I don’t know. I had a nightmare I think,” I said, the details of the dream flooding my memory at once.

I had seen that wolf again, the magnificent silver one I had been told was mine. She had tried to speak to me but once again I was so scared I ran away. I was terrified of werewolves in their wolf form, how could I possibly connect with a wolf that was apparently now a part of me.

“What was it about?” She asked and I wondered if I was ready to divulge the story, especially in front of the other girl.

“I saw a wolf. A wolf I think is mine,” I said and there was silence.

“Aren’t you a little too old to not know who your wolf is?” The girl asked derisively.

“I heard hybrids get their wolves quite later in life. The body has to choose i