**Dennis** "Alice!" I hurried towards her, cradling her gently in my arms and placing her head on my hand. "Alice," I called out, my voice filled with urgency as I watched helplessly as her eyes rolled back. Fear gripped me tightly, my anxiety rising with each rapid beat of my heart. I could feel my wolf howling sadly, aching for Alice. A small glimmer of hope sparked within me as a faint smile appeared on her face, but it quickly faded as she succumbed to darkness. No, please wake up. Don't leave. This can't be happening. I frantically checked for a pulse, relieved when I felt it. Thank God! I need to take her home. "Sh... she she's a freak," the man from earlier stuttered, his hand clutching a knife in a protective stance. "She killed all my freaking brothers," he wailed, his body vi

