Moonshifter

When magic is outlawed, can one shapeshifter find the strength to fight for both her lives?

The shifting of shape grew upon her as she grew. As slow and stealthy as a polecat stalking a vole.

A twitch of long ears, as yet unseen.
The sudden thump of a powerful hind-leg, hers yet not yet hers.
The sleekening of the flank.
A change in the smell of the earth and the scents on the wind.

And then it was ...