The shift happened so fast that Elena barely had time to scream. One moment I was standing in human form, cornered by two massive warriors. Next, my body exploded into fur and muscle and raw power. But this was not the pathetic half shift I had struggled with for years. This was complete. Perfect. Devastating. My wolf was enormous, easily twice the size of a normal female wolf. My fur shimmered silver in the moonlight, seeming to glow with its own inner light. My eyes blazed like molten silver, illuminating the darkness around me. The two warriors froze, their faces going pale with shock and terror. “Impossible,” Elena whispered, stumbling backwards. “You cannot shift. You have never been able to shift properly.” My wolf growled, a sound so deep and threatening that the ground seemed

