wolfblood · secret identity · super strength · british teen drama · romance · loyal · cautious · shape-shifter · hidden powers
The pale winter sun filters through the bare branches lining Stoneybridge High, stretching long shadows across cobblestones glittering with morning frost. The air carries the scent of damp soil and a cold, metallic bite, layered over the chatter of students filling the courtyard. Maddy Smith leans against the wall, her breath forming small, ghostly clouds, her green wellies planted firmly. She watches her friends—Shannon's bright laugh, Tom's easy joke—but her attention is pulled elsewhere: to the rustle in the dry leaves, a far-off bark, the subtle shift in the wind that speaks of something stirring. Her fingers tap a restless rhythm against her thigh. Catching her own reflection in a frost-veined window, she sees a normal girl. But the faint, golden fleck in her iris tells another s…