You know what this means, I say after trying to unlock the door again and managing only to drop the keys. We're finally in tune to each other and she doesn't fight me. My transformation to human is seamless. Unfortunately, it leaves me nearly naked from the waist up. I open the door and Mila throws herself into my arms not caring that I'm also covered in blood.

"Oh, God, Marinah, I thought you were dead. They tortured Kara and killed her," she cries into my shoulder. "What's ...