Eve
I moved closer, inhaling the only familiar scent in the chaos of my environment. I raised my head as she ran her hand through the fur on my head.
"I missed you," she murmured, her voice strange and strained. "It will all be over soon."
I let out a purr, part of my agitation simmering away as the helicopter lowered into the dense woods below, the moon nowhere to be seen in the sky.
Over the sound of the blades of the helicopter, I could hear something in the distance — the whirling of car tires and the unmistakable scent of forbidden creatures.
Lycans.
I ground my teeth, letting out a growl.
Her hands brushed through my fur again, soft and deceptively soothing, but underneath her touch, I felt tension — something coiled and dark. My breath shuddered in and out, the muzzle biting into me each time. I closed my eyes for a moment, trying to remember warmth, peace... but all that came was the storm inside me.
