Whiles Ethan and Hermes were locked in their rigorous training in preparation for their next assessment, a storm was brewing in the shadows just as Hermes feared. The newly turned human-wolf hybrids in Mid-mount could feel their last shreds of humanity leaving them with every new day and night.
Their blood-lust was only growing stronger and their wolf half struggled to escape and run rampart under the bright moon whiles wreaking havoc in their path. One such person was Vera. Ever since she had come back to the shelter, she had felt the conflicting force within her pushing her to do ghastly things.
She didn't know exactly what was wrong with her but was still worried, not for her sake but for the children. She didn't know if whatever she felt was the same thing that had driven her mad the other day but. Whatever it was, she wasn't willing to stick around to find out. She would rather die than hurt any of the kids she had raised.