Chapter 313: Unleashed Astrid's POV

As I lie there, hopelessness threatens to swallow me whole.

I can't shift, I can't fight. If only I still had my wolf-if only I were strong enough.

I'm so tired of feeling defenseless, of losing everything I care about.

Sobs choke me as I call out to my wolf, the part of me that has been silent for so long.

I haven't seen her nor heard from her since the accident. I'm not sure if I had lost her, but I needed her now. She has to come back.

The darkness pulls at me, a relentless tide that threatens to swallow me whole.

My vision fades, and every muscle feels like it's made of lead as I lie helpless on the sand.

The poison sinks its claws deeper, and for a moment, I think this might be the end.

But somewhere deep inside, I reach out, hoping, praying that my wolf will hear me.

"Please," I whisper, my voice cracking. "I need you. I know... I know I haven't seen you in three years, but

I need you now. Please, come back."

I cling to that hope, the hope that my wolf - my other half-will answer.

But instead of the familiar presence I long for, something else stirs in the depths of my soul.

It thrums with a power so intense, it feels like a storm roaring through my veins.

creature; it has appeared to me before, in

had also taken control of my body before. Whenever he raises to

control not even

one I've known. It's something far more strange, more feral, and far more

sense its presence, coiling and waiting. Its energy is wild and violent, a

unleashing it, of letting

filled my mind with violent

hunt, for the thrill of

me... protect him..." I plead, feeling the

to it, letting go of the fear, letting the darkness wrap around me as

this unknown creature inside of me. I was always terrified of how it could consume me whole and take control on my body, but now I allowed it

my body with a force

it's on fire as my form changes,

I've felt before. This is raw, primal, like I'm being torn apart and

feel my claws elongate, my senses heightening to

doubling in size, my muscles bulging as silvery fur

like liquid metal, and for a moment, I feel the air vibrate around me

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longer just a wolf; I was something more

across the beach. The man who had taunted me takes a step back, his

flashes in his eyes as he stares

be. This couldn't be," he stammers, his voice trembling as he backs away, his hands shaking. "The poison was

eyes locked on my new form. I see his terror, and for a brief moment, the violent urge rises-an instinct to lunge, to rip and tear

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rage hungry and eager, urging me to unleash the fury building

off the man's fear, delights in his horror. It whispers in my mind, pushing me

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