Jessica’s POV
A wave of whispers swept through the crowd like dry leaves rustling in the wind.
Low murmurs, hushed voices—some curious, others mocking. All of them about me.
Then, one by one the seven succumbed to the change.
Muscles stretched, bones cracked, and fur sprouted from their skin.
Some let out sharp piercing growls as they completed their transformations, shaking off the last remnants of their human forms.
Some warriors and shifters tore through their skin, shifting into their wolves. They darted forward, leading the newly turned ones into the woods, their paws thudding against the earth.
And yet, I stood there, unchanged and alone.
A heavy silence fell when Alpha Karl’s voice cut through the murmurs like a blade.
"Raymond!" His tone was sharp, laced with doubt. "Are
