STRANGER DANGER

My eyelids flicker open, barely cracking apart to reveal the blurred blues, blacks, and whites of the night forest. A searing pain ignites my neck, like razor-sharp canines sinking into my flesh and winning a brutal tug-of-war with gravity. I'm bleeding, and the warm liquid trickles down my skin, a stark reminder of the danger that lurks in the shadows.

Where am I being carried to?....

A bitter cold wind slashes against my face, cutting through my clothes like a knife and sending shivers down my spine. I reach out blindly, my hand grasping for anything to anchor me to reality.

Instead, I find warmth - soft, luxurious fur that tickles my palm and sends a jolt of electricity through my chest. Memories come flooding back: a giant wolf bursting from the darkness, its roar thundering through the forest like a primal scream.