HAZEL Frustration. Frustration gnawed at me as I struggled to revert to my human form. Five days of failed attempts had left my wolf stubbornly resistant. The guards kept accusing me of disobeying their orders. The intake judge labelled me as 'brute' and 'feral.' Even the social worker assigned to my case has expressed frustration, claiming I'm unwilling to cooperate. If only that were true. My wolf refuses to let me defend myself in human form. Everyone believed I killed my mother because Alpha Declan told them I did. He claimed I went feral with her when I learned the truth about my lineage. He feigned sympathy, calling my situation a 'sad, helpless case.' He then launched into a patronising speech about how he couldn't bring himself to put me down, absolving me of blame for bei