16. Learn how to shift

Lucy

“Take off your dress,” Tony said. “Close your eyes and imagine yourself as a wolf.”

I closed my eyes, wrinkling my nose at the thought. I pulled the dress over my head and tried to focus on what he was talking about.

It was cold. That was about all I felt. I was naked. I was embarrassed to just be standing in the middle of the forest naked. I wrapped my arms around myself as I started to shiver.

“Search for the power that’s in you,” he said. “It’s much easier than you think it is if you just relax and let it come to you.”

I tried, but I didn’t feel anything. I felt nothing but cold.

I listened to the forest and the sound of them nearby, but still, I felt nothing.

I opened my eyes after a while as Matt took a step and turned back into his human form. He frowned.

“Maybe you’re thinking too hard,” Matt said. “Just relax. It’s really easy.”

Tony’s gaze remained on me as I tried again, but I felt nothing. I sighed and looked down.

“I don’t think I can do it.”

Matt walked to me. “