Alex

"Fuck,"

I woke with a start, heart racing and sheets tangled from another night of disturbing dreams where a monstrous wolf lurked just out of sight. 

"Another nightmare." Rubbing my eyes with a groan, I tried pushing away the haunting images. I had enough trouble dealing with my new wolf form in waking life without my subconscious churning out more terror.

Stumbling to the bathroom, I splashed cold water on my face and confronted the stranger gazing back wearily from the mirror. Ever since my first traumatic transformation, it felt like I was living in someone else's life, my real self lost somewhere along the way. 

Mom kept assuring...