SCARLETT Pain exploded in my gut with the sudden, agonizing force of a shattered blade, every muscle in my body going rigid as I felt my inner wolf letting out a desperate, strangled hiss. My breathing came out heavy, ragged, and desperate. My eyes stung violently with hot, unshed tears as I opened my mouth to cry out, but I could only gasp cold, sharp air into my burning lungs. I collapsed forward onto the forest floor, my palms digging uselessly into the damp, icy soil. I tried to stand, forcing my trembling legs to anchor themselves beneath me, but I was far too limp. The blinding agony was tearing through my insides, a visceral revolt from a weak, uncooperative wolf that refused to harmonize with my human body. Every agonizing second felt as if my organs were being twisted into tight, bleeding knots. I cranked my head back with a slow, agonizing strain, my vision swimming as my gaze met Creighton standing over me. In that fractured moment, I expected pity. I expected to look up
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