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S creams fill the air, and while I’m not in control, I can still feel the warmth of the liquid that seeps between my claws.

I know what that is, but I don’t let myself think about it, about the monster I am right now, that I might be stuck as forever.

Thoughts of Serena fill my mind. I could be okay here if I had to be, knowing she’s safely away from me.

She has the others…who already let her slip through their fingers once.

Seeing Serena in the woods that night only made this worse.

The urge to go back to the way things were, to watch after her myself.

Fuck!

The infinite darkness of my mind is lonely. There’s no other way around it. But right now, I’m not even sure I want to be in the driver's seat. Not with the scent of blood strong enough that I can smell it deep in the recess of my mind.

Blood and smoke and…

Serena!