Jamie stared at the black wolf standing just a few steps away from him, fur bristling and teeth flashing ominously as its lips pulled back to reveal the full length of his canines. The wolf growled — a low, guttural sound that made him shudder.
Jamie’s heartbeat slowed down. His mouth ran dry. His vision kept blurring and coming into focus, and every time his view cleared, something changed.
The black wolf was suddenly light brown. The red eyes turned green, then went back to red. The wolf’s maw that was hanging open, filled with blood that kept dripping to the floor with a sickening sound. The brown fur became matted with even more crimson.
The brown wolf seemed somehow familiar, like Jamie had met him before, but he couldn’t quite remember where. The creature snarled again, blood dro
