"If I go back weak, I'll fail. I can't fight Rick's soldiers without my abilities. I can't protect anyone."

"Maybe you'll find strength you never knew existed. Or maybe you'll fail and die trying." She shrugged. "But at least you'll die human, not the monster they created."

The wolves watching us had grown silent, waiting for my decision. I looked at each of their faces, memorizing them.

"If I choose life," I said slowly, "I choose to carry what I've done. All of it."

"Yes," my ...