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Grace

I was in the kitchen cooking for my family of was outside. I felt to arms wrap around me. I giggled.

"Sam!" I said

"What?"he asked

"Nothing" I said with a grin "will you go get Joseph and tell him dinners ready?"

"Is dinner ready?"he asked

"no just i've seen the wolves getting closer to our fence and I still don't trust Shelby."I said

"Grace..." he said

"Sam." I said using the same tone he did.

"Fine I'll go get him. Out in the freezing cold! All alone!" he teased

"Samuel! Don't even start with the know why I can never go outside." I said

"Alright but I think they miss you. It's been what? Seven years since you've turned into a wolf?"he asked

"yep! And if you don't mind I'd like to keep it that way." I said

He grinned and walked out the door. We still lived in the cabin surrounded by woods and when our son Joseph turned two we put a fence aroud our yard so the wolves could stay away from us. Sam and I hated being away from them but Joseph was our first consern.I really liked living out here. I still some friends like Cole. Isabele came over every now and then she said she missed us but I think she really missed Cole.

Face it as much as we deny it we all do. Every spring he vists for a while. Joseph who is five wonders why he never vists in the spring and not on his birthday. Cole feels Awful for missing it. But his birthday is in February so it's way too cold. I was so caught up in my thoughts I almost didn't hear my husband calling my name franticly.

"GRACE! COME HERE!" he yelled I walked up to the glass door.

"What Sam?" I asked

"Come here! I know it's cold but you'll be okay!" he called I cowardly steped outside.

My son was timidly hiding behind Sam. I looked at what he was afraid of. There was a wolf not three feet from our side of the Fence.

"How'd he get over here?" I asked

"I don't know!" Sam said I took a step closer to the wolf.

It wasn't Cole, or Shelby.

I looked at Sam " I think it's Paul." I said

He opened his mouth to speak but I realized how cold it was. I started shaking. I glanced at Sam. His mouth dropped.

"No!" he cried "Please not now!"

"Get Joseph inside i'll come back soon!" I promised " Bye Sam... Bye Joseph. I love you both more than the world." I said and ran away with tears in my eyes wondering how many times I had left.

Sam

I watched Grace run away destine to keep her secret from Joseph. I knew we were thinking the same thing. How many times did she really have left? She's been a wolf for eight years but has probally changed about 12 maybe?

"oh god!" I said before I could hold myself back

This could be Grace's last turn. I prayed that she would come back to me. That she wouldn't just leave us like that.I hated being a wolf! I'm glad it's over for me now. I change if I want to. I want to right now. I condsidered that as a ! I told myself. I will not leave Joseph! No matter what happens to Grace I will stay with Joseph.

"Daddy?" he asked looking up at me

"what?"i asked

"wheres mommy?" he asked with tears in his eyes

"she'll be back soon." I assured both of us. "c'mon lets eat. Lets do something special! Since mommys not here lets sit outside and eat!"he shook his head

"no! I'm afraid another wolf will come and scare me!" he cried

"I promise you they'll stay away."i winked at him

"alright." he said and carried his plate outside

Joseph was very tense during dinner. I assured him it was fine. The second he finished dinner he wanted to go inside. I scaned the horizin. No sign of her. So I agreed. He seemed tired so I sugested he go to sleep he agreed and went up to his room. It was almost nine-o'clock so I went to our room and grabbed my gutiar and sat outside. Still no sign of I realized it I was playing 'My Summer Girl' I was shocked but realized I calling Grace. Suddenly I heard the sound of a branch breaking. My eyes darted up to find who made that noice. Standing infront of me was a large wolf. I didn't have to guess who it was.

"Grace." I sighed

I tried to hop over the fence to see her. To my surprise she growled at me.