Pain shot through my body like a lightning bolt, spreading to every single atom in a matter of moments, nearly overpowering the rest of my senses in the process but somehow, I managed not to succumb to it. My body felt like it had gone numb, like it had lost its’ ability to function, lost its ability to move—and at the same time, I knew that I had no other choice. This was a do or die situation, and there was no other way to get out of it.
I pushed myself off of the ground, feeling the way that my upper arms shook beneath the weight of my body, but I still managed. The wolf that had crashed into me was standing a few feet away, sniffing the ground as if it was searching for something, as if it was looking for something that it had lost. I knew by it’s scent that it definitely wasn’t a wo
