About three quarters of the way though her work, Clare began to feel a sharp pain in her abdomen around her navel. Blinking, the wolf thought back to her fall. I landed flat... no time to catch myself... Getting up, Clare quickly washed her hands and lifted her shirt up a little, stopping when, all of a sudden, she saw blood. ... Oh God, I killed myself. Keeping a calm head, the wolf let go of her shirt and slowly made her way to Alka's study, where she knocked on the door.