Aurora's white wolf flew through the air, teeth bared at Markus's brown wolf. Her jaws clamped onto his neck as they crashed to the floor of the cave. The taste of blood filled her mouth.
But Markus was bigger and stronger. With a violent shake, he threw her off. Aurora slammed into the stone wall with a yelp of pain.
Get up! her wolf urged in her mind. We cannot lose this fight!
Aurora struggled to her feet, her white fur stained red. Markus advanced slowly, his lips pulled back in what looked like a wolf's smile.
"You can't win this," he growled in wolf-speak. "I've been a wolf for twenty years. You've had yours for what? A few months?"
He was right. Aurora had only recently awakened her wolf. She didn't have his experience or strength. But as Markus lunged for another attack, something strange happened.
A warm glow spread through Aurora's body. Her pain vanished. Her muscles felt stronger, her senses sharper. Power unlike anything she'd ever felt surged through her veins.
