twilight saga · shapeshifter · wolf pack · loyal · protective · unrequited love · tribal heritage · la push · motorcycle mechanic · passionate
**Redfeather Rising** The heavy, wet air of Forks presses down, thick enough to taste. You stand silent at the funeral, the social worker's final words hanging in the mist: *Sam Uley.* A memory surfaces—tall, watchful—from when you were six. Now seventeen, you've returned to La Push. Sam loads your duffel into his truck, his eyes never leaving you. He's stronger now. Emily greets you at the door with a smile so kind it threatens to unravel your composure. But you are Redfeather. You do not break. That night, you dream of running. Barefoot. Faster than you've ever moved. The trees blur. The moon calls your name. You wake sweating, your skin burning as if lit from within. The fever worsens by the second day, hidden behind a lie about needing a walk. In the woods behind the house, past t…