I was floating. One second, there was absolutely nothing but a big black void and the next I was looking at myself from the outside, like I was hanging from the ceiling. My body lay on the floor of the Omega’s commune space among the torn-up furniture. Blood had pooled around me, escaping from the deep lacerations on my chest. Suddenly, a white wolf materialized out of thin air, first its brown snout, then its whole head. I looked around, but none of the Omegas in the room seemed to notice. They were all running around trying to help the injured. Elena had taken back a human shape and was at my side, but despite the fact the wolf was right next to her, she didn’t react at all. The white head moved and a body the colour of snow appeared, like it was just casually walking in the room by an

