Wolfsong
“And then she laughed.
And then she cried.
The pack huddled around her until the sun came up the next morning.
THE DAYS moved on.
“MOM KNOWS,” I said.
Gordo closed his eyes. I could feel the bond between us as he fought to control his anger. Violet with tinges of blue. Mixed in was gold, and I pushed at it until I realized it was jealousy. The sharp colors faded as he let out his breath.
“It’s your pack,” he said, face blank and voice indifferent.
My own violet pulsed. “Dad died.”
Blue, ...blue, blue. “Ox. I’m so sorry.”
And then his arms were around me and I was his tether, and I thought he might have been part of mine.
SHORTLY BEFORE my birthday, Jessie kissed me in my room. She pressed herself up against me until I took a step back, my legs hitting my bed.
I sat down.
She straddled my lap.
I laughed quietly and thought about the full moon that night. Mom was going to go with us for the first time, just to see.
Jessie said, “I think we should break up.”MoreLess
And then she cried.
The pack huddled around her until the sun came up the next morning.
THE DAYS moved on.
“MOM KNOWS,” I said.
Gordo closed his eyes. I could feel the bond between us as he fought to control his anger. Violet with tinges of blue. Mixed in was gold, and I pushed at it until I realized it was jealousy. The sharp colors faded as he let out his breath.
“It’s your pack,” he said, face blank and voice indifferent.
My own violet pulsed. “Dad died.”
Blue, ...blue, blue. “Ox. I’m so sorry.”
And then his arms were around me and I was his tether, and I thought he might have been part of mine.
SHORTLY BEFORE my birthday, Jessie kissed me in my room. She pressed herself up against me until I took a step back, my legs hitting my bed.
I sat down.
She straddled my lap.
I laughed quietly and thought about the full moon that night. Mom was going to go with us for the first time, just to see.
Jessie said, “I think we should break up.”MoreLess
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