RitaMy body was warm against a dry surface as I struggled to pull myself free from the heavy, peaceful grip of darkness.I heard voices, loud noises around me, but I was too weak to open my eyes even though I wanted to.“Hello, Aurora.”My wolf’s familiar voice cut through the thick fog of darkness, jolting something inside me awake. I tried to respond, but my lips felt sealed shut, stiff and unyielding, while my eyelids weighed like stone, refusing to lift.She stood before me, smiling softly. “It’s time,” she said, her tone calm, certain, like she knew something I didn’t.She reached for me, urging me forward, but doubt wrapped tightly around me. I didn’t understand what was happening. All I could hear were the voices, the relentless noise pounding through my ears, loud and throbbing like a pulse I couldn’t escape.“It’s time…” she repeated.With effort, I forced my lips apart. “What… time?” My voice came out rough, fractured, barely mine.Her smile deepened, almost knowing. “Wait
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