"In your warmth, I find peace. In your strength, I find courage. In your love, I find eternity. Let our scents braid together, our spirits entwine, and our paths converge again and again, for we are not three, but one."
Valehart stepped first, her eyes locked on mine, a silent plea for connection and safety. The change began as a ripple beneath her skin, a sudden, immense surge of her High Alpha power that distorted the air around her. Her breathing grew deep and ragged. The bones in her hands and feet cracked and stretched, the sound muffled by the rapid, dense growth of her coat. She dropped to her knees, the human form melting into the raw architecture of the wolf.
