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that deserves a chance and I
feel lucky to have her on board.”
    “Maybe but it seems odd to go lax on the
rules for some stranger.”
    “James, I have known you all your life
and there are things about you that I’m sure I will never know. It seems trust
is a bigger part of your life than you want to let on and you should take the
time to figure out why.”
    Trust issues? Me? Never. I thought of
the girl who’d been popping in and out of my mind all day and made a decision.
If Doc wasn’t taking any precautions then it was up to me. “I’ll tell you what,
I’ll come by tomorrow and show her around town. Let’s call it a sign of good
faith…and trust.”
    “Splendid, bring your friends too but
make sure you understand your motivations and if you can’t then you can always
fall back on my instincts.”
    “What about my instincts?”
    “I’m sure they are fine you don’t trust
them yet. Plus mine are sure to be much better, regardless.”
    I laughed “You’re such a cliché nutty
uncle.”
    “I’ve never claimed to be otherwise.”
He said, smiling.
    I noticed the moon’s ascent in the sky and
turned to see the others lining up at the tree line. They were preparing to
shift for our run and hours of playing, hunting, and fighting. I went to follow
when my uncle grabbed my shoulder and held me back “You’re a good male, James.
Learn to trust that .” Great, more advice.
    “Uncle Eric, I hate to be the one to
tell you this but you’ve been reading too many fortune cookies.”
    “That’s all right. Let’s go.” We raced
to the tree line and I stripped and shifted from a human to a brown furred
wolf. The cracking of bones and joints was blanketed by a rightness and
necessity of transformation. As soon as my inherent power finished the shift, I
was off, leaving behind distant howls to the moon.

Chapter 4
Kira
    It was Monday morning and I was
starting my new job. I had woken up at 6:00 am, sang through the shower, ate a
big breakfast and spent all morning getting ready and building my excitement.
At exactly 8:50am , I walked through the big door under
the sign “Bark n’ Bite” and into the Veterinarian office.
    Doc greeted me and put me to work at
the front desk. It was basically checking people and their pets in and out,
answering calls, and doing paperwork. The best part was interacting with all of
the animals. The worst part was that everybody was a little too friendly. I got
a lot of questions about myself but Doc had told me to expect that by saying
“Small town, people are nosy and people will talk, good luck m’dear” and he
left me with that. The barking and general animal noises got old though and by noon I had learned to put music on at my
desk.
    Around 4:30 p.m. Jay walked in with the red haired
Trent and another boy I didn’t recognize. The other boy was average height, had
noticeable muscles, brown eyes and blond hair, and like the others wore a
t-shirt and jeans. He looked familiar but I couldn’t put my finger on it. They
all came to my desk and I smiled up at them “Hey.”
    The boy I didn’t know raised his hand
out to me and I shook it. “Hey I’m Brandon , you must be Kira.”
    “Word travels fast” I laughed.
    “In this town it does but my brother,
Logan, met you the other day so word didn’t have to travel too far on that one.
Also Doc told us all about you yesterday at Jay’s house.”
    Jay shrugged with that ever-present
smirk on his face. “The crew came to gawk at you” he said.
    “And kidnap you” Trent added. I didn’t know what to say to
that
    I managed an “Oh” as the entrance door
opened again and in walked two more guys followed by Logan . They were laughing as they came in
and the two people in the waiting room stared as now all six guys were standing
at my desk. They sure took up a room. Each one of them was at least 6ft tall
with strong builds, not an ounce of fat on any of them.
    Logan waved and said “Hey beautiful. How’s
it