I gasped for breath, my heart pounding in my chest as I felt the weight of the realization crashing over me. The words of warning from Jeremy echoed in my mind, his voice filled with urgency and fear. The transformation I had feared, the nightmare I had prayed would never come true, was now staring me in the face. I knew I had to fight it, to resist the beast within me that threatened to take over. But as the darkness enveloped me, I knew deep down that I had to embrace the truth - I was no...