Chapter 73

Lara

After Sally and Ryan has taken a look at Ashton, we are sent to a barn. Ashton is way too big to sleep anywhere else and according to Ryan, he needs to fully grow before he can take the shape of a human again. If he did it now, he would be a child, and that would be awkward, so I won't force him to shape-shift until he is ready.

"Alright, big guy," I flick on the light in the barn and gesture at the big empty space. "You won't be cramped in here and look, there is plenty of space for you to grow!"

'This is home?' Ashton's voice echoes in my head, filled with innocent curiosity.

"Not quite, but it's going to be our temporary home until you are fully grown and ready to shift back," I explain, ruffling the scales on his snout. "Plus, I don't think you'd fit through the front door of the mansion."

He gives a grunt of agreement and swivels his head around inspecting the barn. High ceilings supported by dark wooden beams extend above us. They is hay everywhere and Ashton circles