The wolf took control, total and complete. Russel’s mind started to get pushed down by that animalistic savagery. His already heightened senses sharpened even further. He could hear, smell, touch, and even taste things that had been outside his grasp just a few seconds ago. They were added to the other sensory information he’d picked up before but did little else for him at the moment.

The other wolves saw him swell up to enormous proportions and backed away. They changed ...