~Elara~ I sensed his intention before he acted. With a surge of will, my father pushed a stream of memories across the bridge—not just thoughts or feelings, but complex information encoded in the very structure of the Algorithm itself. The lab around me faded as I found myself standing in my mother's lab eight years ago. Her voice, clear and determined, explaining to my father: "The Algorithm isn't just code, Paul. It's a genetic key—a bridge between wolf and human DNA that allows for conscious control of transformation. But I've built a fail-safe. If anyone tries to weaponize it, the Protocol can reverse everything." "What Protocol?" my father asked. Mom smiled sadly. "Lunar Eclipse. But it can only be activated through a true mate bond. The moon and the sun in perfect alignment, bal

