Tessa’s POV
I woke up gasping for air.
My chest heaved like I had just run for miles. My sheets were twisted around my legs, soaked with sweat. The room was quiet, too quiet for a normal night.
My heart was pounding so hard and loud.
I stared at the ceiling, trying to piece together what I had just seen.
It started like the other dreams, the kind that didn’t feel like dreams at all. I was in the woods again, surrounded by howls and moonlight and blood. So much blood. My hands were stained with it. There were wolves everywhere, their eyes glowing, their bodies charging toward me. I didn’t hesitate. I killed them, one by one. Quick and brutal. I couldn’t stop myself even if I wanted to.
But then, there was one last wolf.
And it hesitated. Its eyes looked… human and familiar.
It ste
