JELENA I open my eyes, and darkness greets me but the darkness feels alive, it stretches endlessly in every direction, swallowing everything around me. Even with the enhanced vision I have always possessed, I cannot make out a single thing beyond the black void surrounding me. For a long moment, I simply stand there all alone, cold and silent but then a deep yearning stirs inside my chest, more like a strange pull, something tells me to move. Slowly, I push myself to my feet and reach out, trying to feel my surroundings but the instant I stand, a small flicker of light appears several feet ahead. My breath catches. The tiny flame dances in the darkness like a lonely star qnd suddenly, my suspicion is confirmed. I'm dead. This is the path, the path every wolf hears about but never tr

