Chapter 54

The shift. He’d been expecting it, but still Calleb’s stomach twisted and his head clouded, vision gray, for a moment. The shift from his wolf sleeping then waking up from its slumber left the unnatural feeling of something crawling on his inside. As if something was clawing him from the inside out. If he had been standing, the brief moment of instability would have toppled him over.

He was hiding behind one of the humongous Eklitel trees in the Eastern Forest. He was used to suffering alone, which is why when a shadow appeared in front of him, Calleb pulled himself together and warned, “Don’t come any closer!” He was obviously pissed.

The young man ‘s back was leaning against the tree, beads of sweat in his forehead and his breathing was labored. Luntian highly doubted that he could do her any harm, but still…

“Calleb, calm down.”

“I am calm!” He screamed, completely opposite of the words that came out of his mouth. “I hate it when you tell me to calm down — because I am fucking c