Bonus Short Story: Lucian pt. 2

Ahhh...it feels so much better after I took a nice bath in the river and washed away the fox piss from my body.

Now I get to think about what really matters.

The girl...who was she?

I wonder about the girl because her presence made me feel something special inside, a desire to connect and understand her. Her eyes, a beautiful shade of emerald, held a sense of curiosity and wonder that drew me in, even in my tree form.

I think about different possibilities. Maybe she is like me and has a unique bond with nature, or maybe she is my mate!

I make a decision. I will find the girl and discover the secrets that linked us together in that remarkable encounter.

She must belong to a different pack because I've never seen her before. Time to find out where she lives!

I start by going to Kaelan. He knows a lot about the packs surrounding our area, and he is a much more social person than I am. He would often attend parties with other people while I stayed home and wallow in self pity.

"Hey, Pe