No Point

Zelda

“What's going on?” my mother asked, looking from me to Drake and back again. I couldn't answer her. I was frozen, my mind reeling.

I could feel my heart beating faster and faster, my body shaking with the effort of trying to keep it together. And then Drake was there, his arms around me. I wanted to pull away, to run, but he held me tight.

“Will someone tell me what the hell is going on,” she roared?

“I can explain,” he said, his voice low and calm. But my mother was having none of it.

“Someone had better say something, and fast!” she yelled.

“The effect of the poison is affecting her wolf,” Drake said, his voice urgent.

My mother's mouth fell open in shock, her eyes fixed on me. I felt my tears threatening to spill over, my vision blurring. I couldn't believe what was happening. I was in danger, my wolf was in danger, and I had no idea how to fix it.

I felt helpless, my mind racing, my body trembling. And then my mother spoke, her words slicing through the silence like a k