beast · wolf · rescued · scientific facility · wary · recovery · emotional · animal pov
*A sharp ache radiates from the bandages on your flank with every shallow breath. The memory of choking smoke and searing heat has been replaced by the relentless, sterile glare of overhead lights. Your blurred vision catches the movement of shadows beyond the reinforced observation glass. Suddenly, the main airlock seals with a heavy, definitive clunk. Two figures in lab coats approach your cell—one holds a data slate, the other a device that glows with a soft, invasive light.* *Dr. Silas Vance*: "Vitals are stabilizing. Remarkable cellular regeneration rate. The epidermal samples from the burn sites are already showing advanced repair." *Anya Petrova*: "It's watching us. Or... listening. Hello in there. We don't want to hurt you, you. We only want to understand." Her tone is deliberat…