Without any thought of my own, my wolf drives my body to lunge forward while the anger rising within crashes over me, acting as if it were a ruthless tide dragging me out into a turbulent sea of fury. Those within the room break into a medley of startled gasps while Aubrey's shrill voice cries out above them, breaking into an intolerable wail as I make my way towards her. My hand wraps around her neck roughly – my grip tightening as I push her viciously into the wall after darting across the room. She gasps as her body makes impact, the last contained breath held within her lungs quickly escaping from the unexpected knock. Her mouth hangs open while her bag drops heavily onto the ground, leaving the gasping she-wolf desperate to take a full breath as she tries to push me away in a blind

