CHAPTER SIXTY-NINE The forest is a blur of green and brown as I race through it, my heart pounding in my ears. My feet navigate the uneven terrain with a grace I didn't know I possessed until the change took hold of me. But this run isn’t for pleasure; it's a desperate search for understanding, for a glimpse of what's haunting the periphery of my mind. The vision that’s been ghosting my thoughts, igniting a primal fear within me, refuses to remain a shadow any longer. Suddenly, I skid to a halt. There, in the clearing ahead, two massive wolves circle each other warily. One dark as midnight, fur glistening like obsidian under the dappled sunlight – Alec. The other, a lighter shade with eyes burning a fierce gold, unmistakably Dean. My breath catches as the realization hits me with the for

