losing my soul

As Scarlett's words sank in, a maelstrom of emotions churned inside me, twisting and writhing like a nest of vipers. The truth she spoke clashed violently against the narrative I had built in my mind, shattering it into a million fractured pieces. Anger, confusion, and betrayal surged through me in equal measure, threatening to engulf me in their fiery embrace.

"You're all liars!" I shouted, my voice echoing off the walls of the room. "Every single one of you knew the truth, and yet you kept it from me! How could you? How could you deceive me like this?"

Scarlett recoiled at the venom in my words, her eyes wide with fear. But I paid her reaction no mind, too consumed by my own rage to care about the effect my words had on her.

"Maybe I should just kill you all!" I continued, my voice rising to a fever pitch. "I can't trust any of you anymore! I don't know whose story to believe!"

The wolf within me stirred, its primal instincts sensing my growing fury. It whispered seductively in the