Sera's Point of View
The heat was unbearable. Like my blood had turned to lava, burning me from the inside out.
I clutched the sheets, gasping for air that felt too thick to breathe. Sweat poured down my face, my neck, soaking through my clothes until they clung to my skin. Everything was chaos around me… or like my head was messy. I couldn't bear the dizziness.
Then, through the agony, I heard it.
A voice. In my head. But not my thoughts—something else. Someone else.
'Finally. I can finally speak to you.'
My eyes flew open. "Who… are you?"
'I'm your wolf. I've been here all along, trapped, suppressed. But I'm breaking through now.'
My wolf. My actual wolf.
Tears mixed with the sweat on my face. "You're real. You're really here."
'Always have been. They tried to keep me locked aw
