Chapter 37

I find myself under a large black wolf, dropping slobber on my face as it bares its teeth. I hold him back by gripping the inner corners of its mouth with my hands and I can hear Malachi shouting, but I can't make out what he is saying. I see him shift out of the corner of my eye and I close my eyes to take a deep breath when a familiar scent overwhelms me. Suddenly, I’m brought back to my childhood memories. My eyes widened with shock.

Malachi is rushing to lunge at the black wolf and my heart stops. "MALACHI STOP!" I shout, looking into Malachi's eyes, shaking my head as tears flood my eyes. I look back to the wolf hovering over me and notice he’s no longer aggressive and starts to back away from me, looking stunned. I bring myself off the ground and slowly step to the black wolf, stopping only inches away. He lays down to be eye level with me, staring at me in disbelief. Malachi stays in his wolf form in case he needs to attack.

I fall to my knees in front of the black wolf and gra