Whathappenswhenyouareoneofakind?Thelastonebreathing,eventhoughyourlifeshouldhavebeenoverthemomentitsteethpenetratedyourskin?It'svenomboundtokillyou?Butyoudidn'tdie. Everybodywantsapieceofyou!Friendsturnintoenemiesandenemiesintoafamily. *** Ihearthegrowlscomingcloser.Itfreezesmyblood,makingmetripovermyfeet.AsIhitthegroundtheairleavesmylungsandpainwashesovermelikeatidalwave. Slow-motionagain.Myhairflaresaroundmyface,myeyescloseandmylipspartinpain.Ihearthepoundingofpawsonthefrozenground.Theyarecomingcloser. Snowisfallingfromtheblackenedsky.Tinywhitedots,makingitseemlikeIamstillmoving.ButI'mlyingstill. Thesnowcrunchesdangerouslyunderitspawsasitslowsdownandbeginscirclingme.It'sprey. Ihearhimsnifftheair.Cold,crystal-clearair.Theonlyscentbesidesthecoldismine.Bloodandfear,mixedintoanintoxicatingcocktailforthewolf. Quicksniffingnoisesstemfromtheblackshadow.That'sallheistomerightnow.Ashadowbehindthewallofsnow.Idon'twanttolook.Idon'twanttodie. Myeyesshifttofindsomethingelsetotakein.Somethingtocalmme.Thebaretreetopswindingtheirbranchestogetherlikeboneyfingers.It'saneerie,butbeautifulview... ...Clawsdigintomyflesh,ashepressesmedownintothesnow.Violatingitspuritywithmoreblood. Thefearinmyeyesreflectsinhisblackpupils.Idon'twanttobeafraid.Butwhatelseisthere? Fearfloodsthroughmybodylikeanunstoppabledisease.It'sworsethandeath.Itmakesmewishforit.Foritalltoend. Ismellthefleshy,blo.odybreathofthebeastashehoversoverme. Powerful.Strongandundying,liketheplaguehisspecieshasbecome. Violenthuntersofthenight.Creaturesofthemoon.Mybeautiful,innocentmoon. Myeyesflyshutaspainshootsthroughmybody.Makingitjoltupagainstthefurrybodypressingmedown. Sharpteethripthroughmyskin,poisoningmewithitsdisease.Markingmefordeath. IambittenandIwon'tsurvive.Thefemalebodycan'tchange,can'tbendtothismonster'sdemands.Itwillperish. AllIcanhopeforisforthebeasttokillmebeforemybodytriestotransform.Beforeagonywilltearmeapart.Limbbylimb.