"Althea!" exclaims a voice. She groans and opens her eyes to face an enraged Allan. Her eyes widened and she whimpered, sinking beneath the water. It was bitterly cold, but it was preferable to face him. She then felt movement near her feet and realized he was pulling the plug.

She had nowhere to hide as the water began to drain. She avoided eye contact by looking at the wall to her right. She sneezes and knocks her head on the floor. She sighed and rubbed her snout.

"You are really interesting," Allan says simply. He kneels and picks up her wolf as if it were nothing. He placed her...