Chapter 153

"Something like that," I laughed, suppressing the urge to give Xavier's cheek a playful squeeze. "Isn't it amusing how we are likewise separated by our different species, just like in that story? They even have their own language and belief system. And when they shift, they transform into these magnificent wolves, as large and pure as freshly fallen snow—how incredible is that?" 

"Just like you," he replied, gazing at me with a sense of wonder sparkling in his eyes. "I hope that when I experience my first shift one day, I will be like that too."

"I'm sure you will be," I said reassuringly, before playfully pushing him into a wave that had crept further up the beach than the previous ones. "Even if you might turn out a bit grayer, you're still a Lycan."

"When can we go to meet them?" he inquired, his curiosity evident.

At that moment, a wave of guilt washed over me. "