7PM

Ember POV

It was nighttime, and I was out for training.

“The moon is fully out… try turning?” Ivy suggested as she sat on a chair with her legs crossed, while I was the only one standing.

“How?” I asked.

“Force your wolf to take over,” she instructed.

“You can do that using your intent. The intent to shift,” she clarified.

“Your will?” I pressed.

“Yes. More like a will… a burning will to turn,” she explained.

I inhaled deeply and exhaled.

With my intent set firmly on shifting, I tried to force my wolf to surface, but it didn’t respond. For the first time, I felt my wolf...