WINNER: 3rd Place, 2021 Werewolf Competition [Mature Content] After escaping suicide forest, August Moon finds that she has only gone deeper into the mysteries it holds. Lycans exist. But maybe she is something even stranger... With a clandestine experimental pandemic, a decade-old murder mystery, and a timeless prejudice against strange members within the lycan community all simmering in the periphery of her newfound surroundings, August must fight to discover her own truth alongside a fierce and possessive male who claims to be her mate.
"Our elders knew that it would become quite obvious what was occurring if there were too many members of the pack who went missing, so they sought to keep alyko from even being… born," Graeme frowned, having difficulty with relaying this next part. "The miscarriages that have plagued our pack and grieved so many females and mates is a direct result of their actions. With help, the elders administered a drug that prevented those pregnancies they deemed more likely to result in alyko pups from going to term."
Cries of anguish erupted from several people in the crowd, and it was becoming obvious that the continued revelations of this kind were going to make it difficult to control the emotions of these pack members from drowning out the rest of what must be spoken. Should he allow them time to grieve before he relayed the rest?