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though I've never gone that far before, at least I know how to kiss. Still, a strange feel

ooks back over her shoulder, uneasy. Lamen is coming fast-too fast. His golden eyes gleam through the forest, catching flashes of moonlight as he rac

here? I stop running and face them, frozen with confusion and fear. They fan out around me, forming a wide circle. Their growls rumble low,

whimper, my

e. I cry out and swing back at him on instinct, but he's stronger, faster. Thin lines of blood a

ight, her crystal blue eyes locked on me. She sinks her teeth into my leg, and a sc

olf hits me from the side. Fangs pierce deep into my flesh, shaking and tossing me like prey. My body flails helplessly through the air before I

my paws. I howl in agony. Lamen's scent surrounds me, and th

lf's voice breaks through the chaos in my mind, soft but steady. Play dead. I

s as I hold my breath. The ground is cold beneath me, and sharp pains pulse through my ribs. My head feels heavy, a

y wolf whispers

. My body shudders, shifting back toward my human self. I can't control it. Every muscle tre

me. I should have listened to the war

t. I can't see, can barely breathe. My heart slows to a wea

stle of leaves. Lamen nudges my side with his nose, sniffing at me. His p

ll myself. You

od eye just a little. The world tilts and blurs. My front paws-no, my hands-throb with pain. I can feel the shift back to h

ath feels like glass inside my lungs. The night is qu

again. My naked skin is streaked with blood and dirt. My eyes flutte

for me. Maybe the moonlight

hen-n