The First Shift

POV: ELOWEN

I stared up through the blur of my own tears, my breath hitching in my burning throat as the towering black wolf loomed over my prone form. The forest around us went dead silent. The only sound echoing in the clearing was my own frantic, agonizing gasps for air. A sudden wave of profound relief washed over my trembling limbs, cooling the immediate panic gripping my chest. I recognized