The fever broke. The change began.

One accidental scratch. One night of burning fever. One impossible morning after.

Corey feels... incredible. Reborn. His senses are sharper, his body is humming with a strange, new energy, and the pain that once plagued him is just a forgotten dream. But in the quiet of the kitchen, over a glass of orange juice, a different truth is dawning.

You are the one who brought him home. You are the one who knows what bit him in the woods. You carry the ancient curse, and now, by terrible accident, you may have passed it on. The guilt is a cage, locking your voice away as you watch the man you care for transform before your eyes. He’s healing too fast. He’s remembering fragments, dreams of running, dreams of teeth. He’s starting to look at you and see the fear you cannot speak.

What happens when the person you’re protecting becomes the thing you fear? And how do you confess a secret that could destroy everything, when the wolf inside you won’t let the words out?

Your Silence. His Transformation. The Truth, Howling to Get Out.