chapter 19(2)

“What’s up?” Ezra leans forward, bracing his arms on the chair and he presses his forehead against mine. “You haven’t shifted in two days. You need to shift tonight.” He whispers. “It’s only a Crescent Moon tonight,” I tell him, and he crouches in front of me. His hands grip my knees as Ezra looks up at me. “Still better than nothing. You promised you would shift every night, and it has been two days,” he points out, squeezing my knees. I sigh. “Why do you hate it so much?” Ezra questions, “You always try to avoid shifting.” “It makes me miss Kora,” I admit. I love shifting, but I also hate it. I miss having her, and no matter how long I have gone without her now, it still feels weird being in that form and not having her voice in my head. It feels lonely. Ezra exhales and nods. “Will you please shift tonight?” He pleads, and I chew the inside of my lip. “Only if Maddox and Ares come for a run with me,” I tell him, and his lips tug at the corners. “I am sure that can be arranged. Mateo