When Jack was escorted to the police station, many went after him, stoning and ridiculing him, although no one knew what he had done, for all they knew was that he was bloody on the body. When asked what he had done, he answered nothing he didn't say a single word about anything. When he heard about Cassie's condition, he reacted for a few seconds, but returned to normal soon after, not caring about anything else. He was convicted immediately and sent to a temporary cell, alone. When he arrived, he just sat and mourned the death of his mother and Cassie's condition. He wasn't very knowledgeable about his friends, but he hadn't felt their death. He cried for all he had lost.When it was evening, Jack heard footsteps coming toward the cell and then recognized Susan's form, who without saying anything, just made eye contact with him. He then got up from the dirty bed he was in and approached the railing, where the witch extended her hand, he did the same. When they finally shook hands, h
They knew that on that day she had lost Jack, her current partner, and her best friend Felice, traumatized. They wanted to know about Jack.The police research didn't get them that far. They could put the pieces together, but they didn't know what to do next. Jack was missing, and how he had escaped was still a mystery. They knew that Jack was a friend of Kurt, who was also missing. Kurt was the boyfriend of Cassie's best friend. The search also brought Jack's past to light, when they realized that Evan, his colleague, was also missing and that Jesse, a former colleague of the two, was mysteriously on the run from prison. Josh had also been reported missing, and they came to the conclusion that maybe he was involved with Kurt, perhaps planning Jack's escape. As for Evan and Jesse, they still had nothing concrete, especially since Evan's friends were also missing. They had no idea what was going on and what to look for.The Police Department had dead, one incapacitated and about eight
With the passage clear, the nurse was finally able to begin feeding Cassie. With her still sitting up, looking at her empty, he showed her the food, making it even more evident that he was going to feed her. She opened her mouth enough so that he could place the spoon with a small amount of soup in it. She chewed, and then the whole process was repeated a few more times. Suddenly, the first officer intervened.“Wolves,” the officer said. Immediately, the girl spat out everything that was in her mouth. Leaning forward, she blinked her eyes several times as she waited for the rest of the saliva in her mouth to slowly fall out, along with the remains of what was already on the floor. The three men were attentive to the gesture. The officer did not stop. “Black wolves,” he mentioned. Cassie trembled more than when she had seen Josh's picture. Her body made it obvious that she was frightened. The nurse tried to approach to help her, but the second officer barred him; he wanted to keep seei
That night, while resting, he watched the trees through the window. It was a little windy, which explained the movement of the leaves and branches in the view out the window. He felt a slight cold breeze, but there was no draft, nor had it been a cold day. He blinked his eyes a few times until he finally rolled over on the bed and saw the other side, where the cold breeze seemed to come from. As she turned around, she came upon a female figure standing beside the bed, looking directly at her. In other times, she would have gotten up startled and screamed, but Cassie was powerless for any more of that. She stared back at the woman.“You know deep down he's waiting for you, don't you?” the woman asked, in a soft, earnest voice that seemed to dance in the air until it reached the girl. She continued to stand still.Cassie sat down on the bed, calmly, not in the slightest hurry, she knew the woman would not get out of there. “Who?” she asked, maintaining eye contact.“The wolf,” she repli
The woman's mind was processing many things. Since the trauma on the day of the incident, Cassie had not been able to think much about it. She had kept everything she had experienced in her mind and had not commented on it to anyone, not wanting them to think she was crazy. However, she didn't expect that it would affect her so much that she would be hospitalized in the same way. Staring into nothingness became the thing that held her away from the memories. It was not difficult to remain static, all she had to do was pretend she was dreaming since her dreams were limited to a deep, colorless void. She used to hate visits from the officers, which made her force her mind even more into a dream. Cassie hadn't told anyone, but she didn't have that much will to live after all that. She had no ambition for study, no ambition for a career, and love had left her flat. Yes, Cassie loved Jack, she didn't know exactly why, but she felt love for him, and even after the incident, she continued to
Evan hadn't seen Jack and Kurt for four months. Since the whole year-long incident had occurred, they had met a few times, like wolves. Jack and Kurt could no longer change into humans, although Evan doubted whether they had any interest in returning. He concluded that maybe they hadn't.The house he was staying in with Susan was modest and extremely isolated. Although she was a witch, some things were limited, mainly because of the amount of energy she had expended in the incident. Food was scarce. Susan kept all the food because Evan could feed himself as a wolf, once fed in that form when he returned to human form, he was already satisfied. Evan used to change only on nights with a full moon and when he felt hungry, otherwise, he didn't change. Susan had never forced a transformation on him again. As time went by, they lost more and more contact with each other. Susan thought that this distance was not a good sign. She said there was a good chance that Jack and Kurt were truly be
JACK'S POVWhen I ran in the skin of a wolf, I would get stuck. Part of my body seemed to have control over things, but the other part seemed completely independent. Sometimes I thought that the wolf was not me. Maybe it was something living inside me or using me. My biggest fear was losing control completely. Each time I changed, I felt as if I was losing myself. There was too much wildness in me in that form. As much as I told Evan about my strength and aggressiveness as a consequence of the smoke on the day of the incident, I wasn't being completely honest with him.When I first changed, I could already feel the aura of the body being different. I thought that my lack of body control was because it was the first time, but for the other changes, I realized that it was not. I had no control over everything I did.Before I met Kurt, I had already had some blackouts. Several times I would change and just blink my eyes, and it would be another day. I could feel my body aching, so I knew
CASSIE'S POVI had decided Jack. I didn't want his evilness, definitely not. What the witch (who I later found out was named Susan), showed me about Jack made me rethink attitudes. I wanted to confess everything to Felice. If she showed up to see me, I would tell her everything. Even if she didn't believe me, I would believe Jack. I had to believe in something, and at that moment the only chance to get out of that place was this way.I wasn't convinced why I had said those words to the officer, but I had. Likewise, I wondered if I had done something wrong, but what was done. I didn't like them. Nobody believed me. The incident of the twelve was too specific for them to accept my account. Only those who live through the trauma understand. Over time, one of the officers seemed more empathetic but was still only interested in the job. The impression I got from all this was that the police wanted to close the case as soon as possible. Of course, they tried to shelve the case, but the rela
The truck had arrived in a sort of warehouse. There were a few gray, empty rooms. The place was quiet and there were some men already waiting for the truck. The rangers were present, the same ones who had taken care of the incidents involving wolves. This was not a good sign. When the truck arrived, one of the guys got down and went to meet the rangers.“How many did you guys get?” one of the guards asked. “Hopefully more than the other times.”“We found three gray wolves, boss,” he replied, showing respect to the man in front of him. “They're back there, sedated. Would you like to see them?” he asked. Two guards then approached the truck, where the other boys got off and opened the back, revealing the wolves, unconscious.“Do you think they're too wild?” the guard asked, taking a closer look.“This one here seemed more aggressive than the others,” the boy replied, pointing at Jack. “That one seems more docile. That other one showed up later,” he continued saying, pointing to Evan and
CASSIE'S POVFelice had more stamina than I did. We ran through the woods for so long that we reached an area that had no signal. I was thinking that maybe this was not such a good idea, but my thoughts were on Jack, and I was certain that Felice's were on Kurt.We didn't know what we were looking for, we just knew that we were. I didn't know that area, and neither did Felice. We just kept walking for a while longer, eating the foods that we knew were not harmful to our health. We spotted some wild animals, but still harmless. In the background, we were waiting for Susan, so we could know where to go, although Susan didn't have a clear view of where they should be.“Do you think we'll be able to save them?”, Felice asked me, while we were still walking.“I hope there's still time to do that, to be honest. I feel like something is wrong, I can't explain it very well, but I feel like something is happening,” I replied to her.“So you feel it too?” she told me. “I was worried that I was
JACK'S POVKurt still hadn't returned. It had been a while, so I began to think that he wouldn't show up anymore. At least that's what I assumed. Although he disappeared that night, sometimes I would wake up again and regain control. It only lasted for a very short time. I didn't have that much control. I was always well-fed. At least I made sure I at least had a sense of where I was. Still far from humans, I mean, far enough.I used to show up only in the morning. During the night, I didn't come back. My fears were still about killing someone. As I already knew, my wolf was quite capable of this, I didn't doubt anything.Once I smelled a wolf approaching. I was invisible inside my wolf, feeling and observing everything, but not making any decisions. The smell came closer and closer to me, until finally, it appeared in front of me. Evan was in front of me. I watched the gray wolf take Evan's human form. His hair had grown long and his physique remained the same. He didn't look so happ
CASSIE'S POVFelice was still processing the information when I told her about Kurt. I didn't expect her to believe or accept it right away. I expected her to believe me because I needed her, as did Kurt.“Are you saying that Kurt is a wolf? That doesn't make sense,” she said. “Are you okay? Don't get me wrong, I want to believe you, Cassie,” she told me. I felt the sincerity in her words.“I can't prove it to you yet, Felice. I doubt what I know and what I've seen, but I can't deny it anymore. There is a witch in the story, and she came to see me and showed me some things that confirmed this,” I told her. “Yes, there is a witch too, excuse the confusion. I've been dreaming too, and all this has not let me live in a vacuum anymore. I want to go after Jack.”“He's an outlaw, Cassie,” she told me. “I understand you're worried, but he's a wanted man, and he's missing, no one knows where he is.”“Kurt is missing, Felice. Don't you want to know where he is?”, I asked her, trying to convinc
JACK'S POVWolves communicate through images. As wolves, Kurt and I would just show images to each other, and most of the time we could only do this with what was around or near us. In the beginning, we were even able to share thoughts of humans, like memories. Kurt had already shown me things about Felice, and I had shown him things about Cassie. As the days went by, the tendency of human thoughts faded away. Like the rest of the situation, I didn't know if Kurt was going through the same changes. I was worried by the day.When Evan's visits stopped, Kurt and I began to migrate more territory. We even crossed a few avenues into other woods. When we realized that we were close to places we knew, we moved away. We had to forget our past. Cassie had never left my mind. Whatever happened, she always appeared again. I knew that even in that animal form, I would still remember her. I had forgotten the flavors of everything I consumed, like pizza and coffee, but her, I couldn't forget. Occa
CASSIE'S POVI received an alert from the nurse minutes before Felice arrived at the clinic. Knowing that she was coming made me very anxious, as I knew that the officers would soon be there as well. I still didn't have a concrete plan, if I had a plan at all.No one knew about my current condition except the nurse. I didn't even know his name, but I was truly grateful for what little he did for me. With each minute of waiting, I became even more anxious. It had been a long time since I had spoken to her, I just listened. I wondered why I had never dared to talk to her during all the visits I made. Maybe I was the problem. Maybe I didn't trust people the way I should have. Both Jack and Felice deserved my trust. If I were Jack, I would have kept a secret like that too, for that, I couldn't blame him, although every time I remembered the dialogues with Susan I felt more and more that there was nothing to forgive in Jack. He was a good person.Felice opened my bedroom door in the most d
JACK'S POVThe night Kurt and I switched to wolves for good, we didn't know where to go. The forest we were in seemed to be the best option. By the time everything occurred, and we moved, I felt that for the first time, I was controlling everything. I think that feeling anger was the purpose of having control over me, but if that were true, it would mean that all the times that I had lost consciousness as a wolf, it was because my wolf itself was angry. In a way, when I turned into a wolf that time, I didn't even think about it. I could feel such a strong connection with the connection between my mind, and that four-legged animal, that I didn't even think about anything else. I had total control of that body. Likewise, I wasn't a human who changed into a wolf, that day I had become a wolf that possessed the mind of a human.Kurt and I were still hunting together. In three days we had hunted so much that we already had a supply. The area was cozy and away from humans. This allowed me t
CASSIE'S POVI had decided Jack. I didn't want his evilness, definitely not. What the witch (who I later found out was named Susan), showed me about Jack made me rethink attitudes. I wanted to confess everything to Felice. If she showed up to see me, I would tell her everything. Even if she didn't believe me, I would believe Jack. I had to believe in something, and at that moment the only chance to get out of that place was this way.I wasn't convinced why I had said those words to the officer, but I had. Likewise, I wondered if I had done something wrong, but what was done. I didn't like them. Nobody believed me. The incident of the twelve was too specific for them to accept my account. Only those who live through the trauma understand. Over time, one of the officers seemed more empathetic but was still only interested in the job. The impression I got from all this was that the police wanted to close the case as soon as possible. Of course, they tried to shelve the case, but the rela
JACK'S POVWhen I ran in the skin of a wolf, I would get stuck. Part of my body seemed to have control over things, but the other part seemed completely independent. Sometimes I thought that the wolf was not me. Maybe it was something living inside me or using me. My biggest fear was losing control completely. Each time I changed, I felt as if I was losing myself. There was too much wildness in me in that form. As much as I told Evan about my strength and aggressiveness as a consequence of the smoke on the day of the incident, I wasn't being completely honest with him.When I first changed, I could already feel the aura of the body being different. I thought that my lack of body control was because it was the first time, but for the other changes, I realized that it was not. I had no control over everything I did.Before I met Kurt, I had already had some blackouts. Several times I would change and just blink my eyes, and it would be another day. I could feel my body aching, so I knew