📖 Chapter 1: The Night of Change 🌕🐺
The night was too quiet.
Anika hugged herself as she walked down the lonely road. The wind was cold, and the moon shone brighter than ever. Something felt wrong… but she couldn't explain it.
"Why does it feel like someone is watching me…?" she whispered.
Suddenly, the sound of leaves crunching echoed behind her
Step… step… step…
Her heart started racing.
She turned back—but saw nothing.
"Maybe I'm just imagining," she said, trying to calm herself.
But then… a low growl broke the silence.
A deep, terrifying sound.
Her body froze.
That was not her imagination.
Without thinking, Anika started running
She ran as fast as she could, her breath getting heavier, her legs trembling. The forest seemed endless, and the darkness grew thicker with every step.
The sound behind her was getting closer
Faster
Stronger.
Whatever it was… it was not human.
Tears filled her eyes as fear took over.
"I don't want to die…" she cried softly
Suddenly, her foot slipped on a rock
She fell hard onto the ground.
Pain shot through her leg.
"No… no… get up!" she tried, but her body wouldn't listen.
The footsteps stopped.
Silence.
A deadly silence.
Slowly… she lifted her head.
And then she saw it.
Two glowing golden eyes staring at her from the darkness.
Her breath stopped.
A huge shadow stepped forward.
A wolf.
But… not a normal wolf.
It was bigger. Stronger. More dangerous.
Its eyes were locked on her.
Anika couldn't move.
Couldn't scream.
Couldn't breathe.
The wolf came closer… step by step.
Then suddenly—
It stopped.
Its expression changed.
Not anger.
Not hunger.
Something else…
Recognition.
As if it knew her.
Before Anika could understand anything…
A strange pain spread through her body.
Her heart started beating wildly.
Her vision blurred.
"What… is happening to me…?" she whispered.
The moonlight fell directly on her face.
And then—
She screamed.
A sharp, powerful scream that echoed through the forest.
The wolf stepped back in shock.
Anika's eyes slowly opened…
But they were no longer the same.
They glowed.
Golden.
Just like the wolf.