I knew what was coming, a long lecture about why I had to learn how to control the wolf. I had only known Phillip and Isadora for a few days but they were my friends and I was tired of being treated like a child. We were the same age! My already short temper flared, creating sparks of anger that grabbed the calm thoughts in my head, shook them violently, burned them then threw them in a heap. I stood up, clenching my fists tightly.
" For goodness sake!! I know what's going to happen. I saw it in a vision, okay?! Just stop treating me like a stupid child!" I screamed, my throat sore from holding back tears. Phillip looked stunned. He started to walk over to me but I growled and he backed off. I held my ground, baring my teeth if they came near. Isadora shifted on the spot, I could see her muscles twitching, wanting to run. Her face looked like it had aged several years, violet circles bloomed under her glassy eyes. Tears streamed down her face and she twisted her hands in strange patterns.
"WHAT IS IT?!" I shouted, any dignity I had, completely extinguished. "Tell me, please. Iz. Please." I came over to her, crying, and tilted her head up to mine. "Please."
She sobbed hysterically, then wiped her face and stammered; "I, I, I... I refused."
My eyes widened, my heart stopped. "I refused the deal. My father's leadership is just to much to risk." She said, turning to leave. Phillip stared after her, not sure whether to comfort me or run to Isadora.
"Go." I whispered, sinking to the ground, my heart in a million pieces. I had been betrayed, left to die by my best friend. Phillip looked once at me, tears falling, then ran to Isadora. The forest swirled around me, creating a blanket, muffling my every movement. I transformed, curling up in a ball. The tree guardians whispered in my ears, trying to lure me to my death. I blocked them out, letting the world wash over my wolf body. Nothing could sooth this gash in my heart. Nothing. Not Phillip's touch, not Isadora's laughter, not anything. I cried, my tears replenishing the earth, my last gift to the forest.
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