Chapter 57 - Was that a Dream?

Lee

Amelia had always known she was different from the rest of her pack. At sixteen, she was the youngest of her group of friends and had yet to experience her first shift. Her wolf blood ran thick, but her human form was different from theirs in many ways. She was heavier, her curves more pronounced, and she wore glasses to see clearly. Her hair, a chestnut brown, cascaded past her shoulders in unruly waves, a stark contrast to her friends' sleek, glossy locks. Despite these differences, she had believed that the bonds of friendship they'd forged were unbreakable. But that illusion was shattered as she stood alone in the heart of the Forest of No Return.

The night air was thick with tension, and a full moon hung heavy in the sky, casting eerie shadows that danced through the dense foliage. She'd been blindfolded and led to this forsaken place, her heart pounding with excitement as she anticipated the camaraderie of her first pack adventure. Her three friends, Lily, Jake, and Ethan, h