DARLENE
I slowly opened my eyes, my body aching from head to toe. A sharp pain shot through my limbs, making me wince as I tried to move. My head pounded, and for a moment, I could barely breathe. The cold, hard floor beneath me sent shivers through my weakened body.
Where was I?
I tried to remember, but my thoughts were scattered, hazy. The last thing I could recall was being dragged away, my screams muffled by rough hands. Then darkness.
And now… this.
I gasped as a sudden, intense pain rushed through me, stronger than anything I had ever felt before. My bones cracked, shifting inside me. My skin burned, stretching and changing.
I screamed.
But the scream wasn’t human. It was a howl.
A deep, powerful howl.
I panted, my entire body trembling as the pain slowly faded. I could f
