The pack elders had retrieved my broken body from the depths of the mine, my limbs twisted unnaturally, my flesh marred by the cruel burn of silver. The pack’s call echoed through the night, a regular howl, not a mournful one. Just to signal the passing of one of our own, not to mourn the loss of Luna. My once-proud wolf form had been reduced to a grotesque shell, my spirit lingering above, forced to witness what remained of my existence.I, too, was brought to the hospital, and the nurse notified my family. After a while, I saw my mother rushing towards me. Her steps were unsteady, as if she might collapse under the weight of her sorrow. Her eyes, clouded with grief, locked onto the lifeless shell that was once her daughter.She knelt beside my body, gripping my cold, stiff hands, her sobs raw and unrestrained, a sound reminiscent of a wolf mourning its dead pup."Ava, my little girl..." Her voice cracked, breaking into a heart-wrenching wail. It was the kind of grief that co
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