ARIA
A pounding, relentless hammering in my head tore through my skull, forcing me awake.
The pain was so harsh it felt as though my head had been split in two. My eyes fluttered open against the blur of dim light.
The ceiling above me was unfamiliar, the scent I smelt was very much wrong.
Panic clawed at my chest as I struggled to push myself up. My limbs trembled as though they no longer belonged to me.
“Where am I?” I thought but there was no answer coming from anywhere.
I looked around still trying to understand where I was but all I could see were heavy curtains that swallowed daylight.
The bed I was sleeping on was too soft to be my own. Fear swept through me instantly as Dad’s last words rolled in my head.
“Zara?” My voice cracked as I reached inward for my wolf, for the s
