"Avyanna, you.. you are.." Viorica couldn't finish her sentence, her eyes watching my every movement.
"Do as I ask," I requested, feeling the warmth in my fingers begin to flow through the rest of me. Soon. It wouldn't be long now. "Do not follow me. It will not be safe."
"But-"
A cloud of shadows formed around me, and the princess stopped herself. I could feel the changes in my body. My legs lengthened and bowed, looking more like a wolf's. The shadows enveloping my arms formed jagged tufts of thick fur and long clawed fingers. Viorica watched me with bated breath and widened eyes, not daring to make a sound as I straightened. I towered over her. A monster brought to life.
I expected to hear screams. Not from Viorica - though, her silence was just as surprising - but from
