────── ☽ ⋅ D A R K ⋅ ☾────── The world around me had descended into utter chaos. My inner beast clawed at its cage, desperate to break free and run wild. I found myself torn between two powerful instincts— to protect my pack as their alpha, and to chase after Dawn, to keep her safe from the madness that surrounded us. But there was no time to think anymore, as my eyes locked onto a scene of horror— a feral wolf, its eyes gleaming with bloodlust, had sunk its teeth deep into a woman's leg. She screamed in agony as the beast dragged her across the blood-soaked ground, her fingers leaving deep furrows in the dirt as she desperately tried to escape. In that moment, all thought fled. I surrendered control to my beast side, feeling the familiar ripple of transformation wash over me. My skin p

