POV: Maya
The pain hit me in waves, like someone was ripping me apart from the inside out.
I'd been unconscious for what felt like days, drifting in and out of nightmares where my body was on fire and my wolf was screaming. But now I was awake, and the pain was real. So real that I couldn't even scream anymore.
My muscles felt like they were being rebuilt, torn down and put back together stronger. My bones ached like they were growing. Even my teeth hurt, sharp and too big for my mouth.
"Fascinating," Marcus's voice came from somewhere nearby. "Your body is adapting faster than I expected."
I tried to open my eyes, but the light was too bright. Everything was too bright, too loud, too much. I could hear heartbeats from rooms away, smell fear and sweat and something metallic that made
