seventeen

Ruby

My bones ached as if they had all been broken and then reset and were on their way to healing. I was at a loss for why my body felt so fucked up, but I remained still until my throbbing headache eased.

I inhaled and my nose crinkled from a horrible stench.

What the hell is that?

I cracked one eye open, but surprise soon had my other eye popping open as well. Why was there a stone ceiling above me?

I bolted upright as I realized I was in a dimly lit dank cell and not my room at Xavier's house. An odd heaviness on my left leg pulled my

attention and my heart started pounding harder at the chain attached to my ankle.

What the fuck is going on?

My headache returned in an unpleasant wave and I hunched over and held my head. Images began flashing within my mind, of me running into the forest, of Xavier’s wolf hitting me with his tail, of a strange werewolf attacking me and sending me flying through the air.

“Fuck,” I said under my breath as all my memories returned to me, and my mouth