SHADOW OF DECEPTION

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my back hitting it with such force, that I thought I heard my bone popping in pain.I wasn't sure if it was due to the pain but the weird sensations doubled in intensity.My hands were trembling so badly that I couldn't stand up.I gritted my teeth against the pain, practicing my breathing exercises to ride the pain out.It didn't work. If anything, it made it more acute.My head began to pound harder, and my stomach felt like it was being taken through the grinder.I lost my vision, and then that was when it happened.The most painful thing I never wished to experience in my life.The Change.I almost couldn't believe it but the popping and cracking sound my bones were making was a testament to what was happening."Arghhhhhh!" I screamed, throwing my head back to yell into the clouds.The pain was indescribable, feeling hot all over.My bones popped, the bone coming clean out of my flesh.My leg lengthened, fur sprouting over my skin.In less than three seconds, the Change was completed, and where a helpless, young woman was replaced by a massive six-foot-tall brown wolf.Holy. Fucking. Shit!EthanWhy did I agree to marry Trish again? I thought, slamming the door behind me as I stalked outside to get some fresh air after a particularly heavy fight with Trish.Trish and I were to be mated soon but she was already proving to be a thorn in my flesh.The glass of whiskey was held loosely in my hand, the other gripping the edge of the porch.I gulped down the entire thing, relishing its burn down my throat.But it wasn't enough, I could still hear her tiny, whining voice in my head.Adding to that, it was a full moon and I felt restle