CHAPTER 134 IN THE SHADOWS OF THE FOREST

Dominic I couldn't believe my own eyes. Staring back at me, my face was twisted with a malicious smirk. Gaius, wearing my skin like a well-fitted glove, prowled the driveway with an arrogance that made my stomach churn. I had to get away. I had to avoid detection. My current form, the frail and lean body of an older man, was no match for Gaius. I slunk back into the undergrowth, my heart pounding with a mixture of fear and anger. Minerva was waiting for me in the car. I couldn't let him see me like this. So, I ran before he would come close to the parking lot. With the hope of remaining unseen, I returned to the forest. Even though I was now clearly a human, I knew I couldn't go to town. I didn't want to risk my host becoming a victim of the disappearance, so I decided to hide here, aware that the other wolves could sense a human a million miles away. To kill the human scent, I picked up some of the sand and rubbed my flabby body. The forest seemed to stretch endlessly, with