Thalia
I ran through the forest, my breath coming in ragged bursts.
Father, please, I cried.
"Stop her!" my father's voice rang out.
"Warriors! Gammas—catch that thing!"
"Abomination."
"Monster."
A twig caught my foot and I hit the ground hard.
The voices crashed over one another, hurling accusation after accusation.
I clamped my hands over my ears, but it didn't help. The voices kept coming. They were everywhere. The space around me seemed to shrink with every word until breathing felt impossible. Fear hollowed me out, leaving nothing behind. Slowly, I lifted my head, ready to plead—ready to beg for mercy I wasn't sure existed.
Then my breath caught.
Then I saw them.
The figures surrounding me were no longer standing still.
One by one, they shifted.
Fur burst through skin. B
