Chapter 22: The Wolf Within.

The night was heavy, dead still, and ominous, and all the while, Liam just paced the darkened corridors of his own mind, headlong with the relentless pull of his own inner demons. Moonlight was filtering in through the windows, throwing eerie illumination over the playing shadows, like restless ghosts. For weeks, he had fought to keep the primal instincts within himself; the wild, untamed nature of the werewolf wanted to consume him whole. But now, with the moon at its zenith, he found himself standing on the edge of a precipice, losing control as if grains of sand had slipped through his grasp. With every passing moment, the beast within him became more restless, its hunger for release insatiable. It clawed at his mind with beastly longings, urging him to unleash all the primal urges running through his veins like wildfire. But he knew that giving in would mean all risk—risking his humanity, risking his love for Chloe, risking the fragile peace he had tried so hard to keep. He was