Atlas–POV
A machine's beeping sound woke me up. I opened my eyes to a blur, with the stark white of a hospital ceiling looming above. I attempted to sit up quickly, but a sharp pain made me moan instead. Glancing around, I realized I was in a hospital, my hand connected to an IV drip. Just then, my father entered the room with Rex trailing behind. Rex looked noticeably worried.
"You asshole," my father exclaimed, delivering a hard slap across my face. I was stunned and confused.
"What did I do?" I asked, bewildered. "Why am I in the hospital?"
"You tried to kill Ash last night," he answered sternly. "It was Rex who saved Ash from your attempted chokehold. It seems your inner wolf took over."
I was horrified. Losing control like that was unthinkable. How did it happen? All I remembered
