Awakening the Wild

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the size of it. The mansion loomed four stories high. I

From a distance, they appeared to be abstract designs, but as I g

they were custom-made. I had never seen anything

l Landon and tell him to bring our best men he

o statues of black wolves. The craftsmanship was so intricate that I had to r

an elaborate mural of a wolf pack weaving through a dense forest. More paintings lined th

aze fell to the ornate rug beneath my feet, a sprawling depiction of a wolf pack in

t when a sudden scream

as A

back...they're w

ew, what's wrong?" I sai

more of this," An

ars welling in my eyes.

sharp eyes scanning my franti

cried. "They're torturing him agai

barked into it, "Landon, get Eric and his team.

g wildly. My face was pale, and my hands were tr

ll get him.

lieve. It was as though my brother's torment was physically affecting me,

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comes with eyes staring at you, telling you that you're the only one they

veryone's trust and shatte

being tortured. I know you're one of the best teams we have, and we're going to rescue him." I continued, "Her brother was adopted by the werecat fam

w. "How do we even know this is true? And

This is like a gift from the Moon Goddess. She can hear him, feel his pain. And I know she's not lyin

on seemed to

. She was my fated ma

her safe and see her pain eased.

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cold, damp wall. Blood trickled down my back and legs. Despite the searing p

anted

ut I knew one thing: I'd die

er, made me come out and hunt every one of them. My vision blurred, but the

deliberate rhythm that sent a chill down my spine. My s

hn

rough me. Johnson was a monster, a sadist who thrived on in

memory of what the man had d

ed, "Ready t

ead, "Go to h

"Suit yourself. We'll see ho

e one thing that kept me goin

minded myself, the words of he

never met Elli