Her wolf, however, felt different. It was weaker and more submissive than before. It was so far away that she couldn't reach it. She collapsed against a tree, breathing heavily, trying to regain her strength.

Nicole hated herself for everything that was happening to her. She believed that her life was going to be better in Dark Moon and that she was never returning to Crimson. Yet, here she was, beaten and broken, back in Crimson and at the mercy of her torturers.

She was lost in ...