Chapter 71: Northern Lights

The thing about second chances is that you never know you believe in it or you tell yourself that you don’t, but sometimes life happens and you find yourself debating whether or not it’s the right choice to give another chance or you’re just setting yourself up for another heartbreak.

The worst part is thinking that it might even be more painful than the last and I don’t know if I’ll be able to survive that if it happens again.

“I can still hear someone’s breathing!” I shouted in the middle of the woods and the wolves around me stiffened.

Fifteen giant beasts surrounded me, one who wasn’t shifted, yet it was obvious that they still held a sense of fear. That was how training with me usually went. I loved the feeling of control and power amongst my peers.

I walked over to the left side as I followed the sound of a constrained breathing until I reached a white and brown wolf that looked like he was going to pass out any second from now.

“Cris,” I said as I looked him in the eye. I p