ashed over the clearing, illuminating the faces of every wolf warrior gathered arou

nning of someth

e again attempt to accomplish our primary goal," h

wd fell

in war under the leadership of Elara Ramos. With the help of our brav

owd ch

ed his fis

oward a young woman stan

he steppe

egin." Beta

ing. Everyone became silent. She stopped beneath

conds, nothi

,Her fingers curled tightly into f

her throat; her ba

AC

gasped as her shoulders widened and her spine stretched. Her fin

d themselves. Furthermore, her knees bent, her musc

ers, back, and chest, spreading rapidly until it covered her

ed upward, sharpening into pointed wolf ears as strands of fu

ils transformed into long claws, and a thi

y trembled beneath the moonli

where the young woman

wed beneath

ws and released a

k erupted. Cheers and h

ed their fist

their claws and fangs em

toward the m

kened her wolf. And now... Everyone's e

la

hoed across the clear

breath and s

ressing against my shoulders, but I refused to let it show. I walked t

d Frank, o

small nod. You can do

helsea's; she rolled her

tly above me, bright and enormous, bathing my body in its silver light

stood perfectly still, ex

surge of strength. The

g. But there

r. Still nothing. Secon

d moving through the trees. I could hear the nervous whispers coming from t

ning? Lilith had transf

nothing hap

Elara. Just do it!! I tried

hat mysterious connection everyone had descri

hispers spread through the crowd."What What is happening? "Wh

ould feel the confidenc

wan called m

sen

. Slowly, I tu

n he said, "Everyone is

dded. Then, I looked to

led."What What

ing to take con

suddenly jumped, his body twisting as

ght." He demonstrated

ickly, and

d, nothing. I tried again, higher this time. Still nothing. I l

fur. No fan

ara!" My fathe

in. And agai

tly as I had started. "H

ing becam

y voice barely above a whis

the first time, I saw unce

ser. "Try aga

and forced myself to concentrate.Shift, please. But no

d gone compl

er's voice was gentle. "

at him,

mpire." A few murmurs s

he said. I s

ly

call upon your vampir

took a deep breath and sp

ond, I thought

t I fell straight back onto

ed as high as I could, willin

ulled me back

" my mother calle

I could see the

again, but nothing

ryone staring at me. No one was cheering anymore.

heek. A tear. I quickly wiped it away, bu

years training

to become their Alpha. But now... I couldn't even transform, nor co

wolf..." "And she can't transform into a vampire either

voice cut through the sil

turned to

."She isn't transforming into a wolf, and sh

."That means she has no p

that hurt more than an

e the Alpha'