ELINA
One deep breath.
Two.
Blood drips down one of my front paws.
I feel a slight pain in the side of a wound that seems to be healing already.
I hear the growls, the clash of fangs, the howls of anger and pain.
I close my eyes and try to take a third deep breath, trying to avoid losing control of my wolf completely. I need to be at least a little aware of my own humanity if I want this not to end in a bigger bloodbath than it already has. I need to find out what is going on, and how can I fix it, I need to know that my people are safe.
But I can’t.
From the moment I heard the bugle and went outside to see what was happening, the wolves that were running at full speed pounced on me, without hesitating for a second, without even a hint of fear at seeing me transform into a wolf thr
