[Araya's POV]
Three days pass after the awakening.
Araya's eyes continue to glow, the silver-blue light fading only slightly during sleep. Her body feels different, stronger, like every cell has been remade. She can hear sounds she never noticed before. Smell scents on the wind from miles away. Feel the pulse of life in the forest around her.
Her wolf is awake. But it hasn't fully emerged yet.
Ronan pushes her harder than ever. Longer runs. Heavier weights. More brutal sparring sessions. He's relentless, testing the limits of her new strength.
And Araya meets every challenge.
On the morning of the fourth day, Ronan finds Araya in the clearing before dawn.
"Today, you shift," Ronan says. Not a question. A command.
Araya's stomach tightens. "I've been trying. It's not happening."
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