***Sofia ***
A loud howl of agony rumbles through the battleground from across the field, my father's cries unmistakable. A blast of cold air coats the field with a thin layer of ice as the former King screamed.
Mom took the bullet... She took the bullet for me …
I stare at the golden body of my mother's wolf, a stream of blood pouring from the wound on her neck, my body frozen from the shock of her sacrifice. The pain that has ravaged my body succumbs to the new pain bleeding from my heart.
Time seems to move at a snail's pace as I look up at Julian, the barrel still pointed at me. He snarls in anger, enraged that he had missed his target. He gets on all fours, morphing into a golden beast, his ears curved to his head and his lips curled back to reveal sharp teeth. He leans back on
