Tristan's body contorted, his limbs elongating and his senses heightening. He felt his mind slipping, his control faltering. The transformation was taking over, and he could not stop it.
Athena's eyes widened as Tristan's bigger wolf form emerged, his jaws wide open, revealing razor-sharp teeth. The enforcer sprang into action, but Tristan was too fast. He swatted the other wolf aside, his claws raking across the enforcer's chest.
But as Tristan turned to face Athena, he saw the fear in her eyes. And something inside him snapped. No, he thought, his mind reeling. I will not be a monster. With a Herculean effort, Tristan resisted the wolf's instincts, fighting to regain control. He turned and ran, his feet thudding against the earth, his heart racing with fear.
Athena's voice echoed thro
