BOUND BY FATE DRIVEN BY VENGEANCE

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e it did. Somewhere behind me, a howl sliced through the silence, echoing through the trees, then... nothing. I straine

Then, a flicker-a blur-whisked past the corner of my eye. I whipped around, but whateve

dread washed over me. I turned, heart racing, and found myself face-to-face with a wolf. Its piercing green eyes glared at me, hunger gl

dered as I shouted, "Stay back, and I won't hurt you!" My words seemed to amuse it. The wolf dodged the spray, po

wolf launched into it, snarling, and knocked it off me. I scrambled to my feet, lungs burning as I sprinted away, but

t had saved me-until it struck, sinking its fangs deep into my shoul

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ut growing clearer as I floated toward consciousness. I

ophia! Can y

velyn's face came into focus, worry etched into her featu

voice sounded strained and hoa

What happened?" she echoed, her voice rising. "I came home and found you

through me. "I... I

n frustration. "If I hadn't found you in time and gotte

you. I just..." I stopped, the memory of the wolf's attack flashing through my

tone sharpened. "How many times have I told you

I won't go back there," I whi

ned skeptical. "Are you sure you're

odding. "Just tired. Cou

n the collar of my shirt to check my shoulder. My breath caught. There, etched in my skin, we

mall yelp escaped my lips, muffled by my hands as the pain subsided as quickly as it cam

mmering. Who was out there? The door to my room flew open, and Evelyn burst in, fear a

ia," she ordered

" I whispered, dread

ected to what happened in the woods. Somehow, they've discovered we live he

as she took cover behind the cabin. Just then, the front door burst open, and two wolves lunged inside. Evelyn fir

cross the floor. Evelyn struggled, but the beast pinned her, snap

my mouth, but my cry was loud enough. The wol

ound running, ignoring the sting of my wounds, but fear clouded every st

cracking surged through my bones, worse than before. I screamed as my body twisted and contorted. My hands grew into

wo

ice resonated in my m

"Who are you? What are

my paws. This can't be real. I had become the one thing I despised-the creature that had taken everything from me. Images o

others of our kind, right?" I de

f. "We're connected; I can hear you just fine. And yes,

me there,"

r than I had ever run. The ground blurred beneath us, rage burning brighter with every strid