The lights went out completely.
The room didn't dim. It collapsed into absolute black. For half a second an emergency bulb flickered red against the ceiling, trembling weakly like a dying heartbeat, and then it died too.
Darkness swallowed everything.
At first there was silence. Not calm silence. The sharp, needle tipped kind that presses against your nerves until they split. My lungs froze mid inhale. My heartbeat slammed once. Twice.
Then my wolf exploded.
I didn't think. I didn't have time to think. My body snapped upright and launched itself off the bed before my brain caught up. My breath tore from my throat in a choked snarl. My hands curled, claws half formed, fingertips burning from the shift trying to tear through my skin.
Training room. My mind latched onto the memory with
