Natalie's shortcut lands her a mythical encounter.
A Werewolf gives Natalie a gift for helping the pack.
Natalie left her friend's house later than she’d intended. The sky had turned a bruised purple, the wind picking up and whistling through the trees with the threat of a coming storm. Desperate to reach home before the clouds broke, she decided to take the shortcut through the old woods. The path was well-worn, a perfect diagonal cut through the forest, but it always felt unnervingly quiet. Tonight, with the darkness press...