I ran.
“Cassie!”
Adrian shouted behind me, calling my name, telling me to come back. But I didn’t listen. I couldn’t. My legs moved on their own, driven by the rush of pain and confusion inside me.
I didn’t know what to feel anymore. My thoughts were a mess. My chest was tight. My heart felt like it was being crushed over and over again.
I couldn’t understand anything. I didn’t know who to believe, who to trust, or what to do.
Then I heard my wolf.
It howled from deep inside me, not with rage, but with urgency. It was trying to speak to me.
“You have to listen to them. You have to accept the truth. You are powerful. You are unique. You are not creepy!”
I shook my head violently, covering my ears as if that could shut it out. “No! I’m chaotic! I’m destructive!” I shouted back, no
