part of me, almost consuming my sanity.
All I could think was that I had to kill Mark.
Only by killing Mark could I avenge Anna.
I held Anna’s small body to my chest, staring at her lips, now tinged with purple.
I could almost feel Anna’s pain before her death, could almost hear her crying out for
- me.
Just thinking of Anna made my hatred burn hotter.
I could feel the wolf inside me awakening, pain surging beneath my skin as my bones began to shift.
It was an uncontrollable transformation, but I didn’t care. My daughter’s death had shattered the last remnants of my humanity.
“Zara, you’ve made it so I can’t face anyone.
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“Zara, you’ve made it so I can’t face anyone. Now you’ll pay for it.”
“I had thought, if you didn’t die, I’d keep caring for you. If you died, I’d bury you properly. But you-” Mark’s voice was cold, “You didn’t die, and now you want my life.”
“Now,” he sneered, “the retribution is here.”
Mark held up a pair of silver handcuffs.
“Since I already have heirs, you don’t need to live.”
Mark moved toward me with the cuffs, but I looked up, meeting his eyes.
For the first time, I saw fear in them–my eyes had already transformed into golden wolf eyes.
He was close now, the handcuffs in his hand, but I cradled Anna’s body and said,
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“Mark, you will regret this.”
