Chapter 81: The Scent of Memory
Lily POV
I jerked awake as something cold and sharp crashed into my chest. For a second, I couldn’t move. The shadow voices that had been talking in my head for days suddenly went silent, leaving me alone in my own mind for the first time in what felt like forever.
"What’s happening?" I gasped, sitting up in bed so fast the room spun around me.
Dr. Chen rushed to my side, checking the monitors that beeped furiously around my bed. "Lily? Can you hear me? Are you... you?"
I blinked at her, confused. "Of course I’m me. Who else would I be?"
The relief on her face was so strong it scared me. "You’ve been unconscious for three days," she explained quickly. "And when you were awake, you weren’t... acting like yourself."
Pieces of memory came rushing back - dark voices telling me to hurt people, my own hands moving without my control, saying terrible things to Luna about Caleb. I covered my face with shaking hands.
"The shadow wolves," I whispered. "They were in my head."
"Are they gone now?" Dr. Chen asked, her voice tight with fear.
I searched inside my mind carefully. The cold presence was still there, but it felt faraway, like something watching from far away instead of controlling me. "I think so. For now."
"Good. The pack is having an emergency meeting downstairs. Alpha Marcus wants everyone there to talk what’s been happening. Do you feel strong enough to attend?"