The pack leader had not lied. She was stronger than ever. Ylva needed less sleep, she noticed she was physically stronger and somehow, she felt more alive and awake.

In her dreams, she would hunt with the pack, and during the day, she was again Loki's servant.

He was different around her, it wasn't hard to notice. Loki gave her curious side glances, and he kept asking her how she felt. Other than that, he didn't treat her like she would snap any second.

The way she had talked to her father had scared her deeply. Ylva was bold and outspoken, but rarely aggressive. She started to understand how hard it was to keep the wolf in check.

Every night, Loki was ‚teaching' her. Ylva would rather call it meditate, but Loki insisted on calling it teaching.

She doubted it would make any differnce. There was a current of energy rushing trough her body, and closing her eyes didn't make it go away.

"Stop thinking, Ylva", Kari said with a encouraging smile. They were sitting in one of the highest towers of Asgard, watching down on the people as small as insects. Kari had talked the kitchen boy into giving her a bowl of strawberries, and Kari was talking in between bites.

Ylva had been surprised when Kari told her she knew about Loki, but she was also relived. At least she had someone to talk about all the crazy things that had happened.

Kari looked childish, but she was rather reflective and wise, and Ylva appreciated her for her advice.

For the first time in a moment, Ylva felt like her old self.

"Do you like Loki? I mean, I could totally imagine him having crush on you", Kari said with her trademark grin.

"I trust him" Ylva said, giggling as her friend started to tickle her. Laughing felt incredibly good.

"Come on, tell me everything!" Kari said, her laughter sounding through the round tower.

"There's nothing to tell, Kari! I saw past his illusion because of my wolf thing, and he kept me close so I wouldn't tell anyone"
"But brought you home when you were sick! Remember who we're talking about - he wouldn't move a finger if he didn't care about you!"

Both girls' cheeks were reddened as they caught their breath again.

"Why are we not invited to the party?" the door to the tower opened with a loud crack, and the twins Ana and Astrid appeared in the frame, two blonde look-a-likes.

"I thought you were busy!" Kari exclaimed and stood up to hug each of them.
"Apparently we are more busy than the Allfather's personal servant" Ana said with a wink of her hand.

"Just let it go, Ana. Don't be so jealous" the red-headed Kari did her best to defend Ylva, and Ylva was thankful for her efforts.

"Please, Kari, aren't you jealous? You were always obsessed with the royals… the Allfather, Thor, even Loki. Didn't you want to marry him once? You would love to be Odin's personal servant just to be close to their family" Astrid said, her voice tinted with despise.

Ylva was surprised. The twins were always teasing, but never hostile.

Even Kari was suddenly insecure. "Why are you so mean?" she asked, her eyes sparkling from tears.

Ylva got up, positioning herself between Kari and the twins. The young woman asked defiantly: „What is your problem? You want to be a personal servant that badly? It's not worth it, trust me."

Ana and Astrid simultaneously stepped forward.

"So you don't even appreciate what you have, don't you?
"It's always about you, and you're not even the prettiest of us"

"Nor the smartest"
"And you're the daughter of a murderer"

the twins were completing each other's sentences, and Ylva was trying her best to keep her calm.

"Something is wrong with you both" Ylva pressed out each word, feeling her blood boiling. The twins were provoking her, and it was the least thing she needed.

"Calm down, please, stop fighting!" Kari pleaded, "we never fought like that! We are friends!"

"Kari, go away and play with your dolls or whatever you do" Astrid rolled her eyes at her.

None of them noticed how Ylva was changing. Waves of energy were rushing through her body, and her field of vision became smaller. Her breath went faster, and she could feel her muscles tense.

A part of her kept tried to relax, but most of her being marveled at the promise of a fight.

"You go away" Ylva snapped, and suddenly the three girls noticed the atmosphere had changed.
It was charged with anger and jealousy, and even Kari wasn't immune to it.

"Make us, you freak" Ana hissed.

Ylva stepped forward, but Astrid pushed her away so that Ylva stumbled back.

"Please, can't we just talk it out? I get that you're jealous, but it's not Ylva's fault!" Kari pleaded and approached Astrid, grabbing her arm to hold her back. Astrid rolled her eyes in annoyance and violently pushed Kari on the floor.

That was the moment the wolf took over.

Ylva's eyes flashed yellow, and she tasted metal on her tongue.

With more strength than she'd ever had, she pushed Astrid against the wall and hit her nose with her fist.

Ana looked at her twin in shock and immediately tried to help, but the wolf's senses were sharp, and before Ana could even move, Ylva had thrown her across the room.

"Ylva!" Kari whispered in horror. Blood run down Astrid's nose, and Ana was moaning in pain on the other side.

For a heartbeat, Ylva realized what she was doing. „Call Loki" she breathed, before the wolf took over again. Kari nodded and ran away, slamming the wooden door behind her.

Astrid growled and attacked Ylva, and both girls crashed into the high bookshelves. Books rained down on them as the shelves crushed like dominos. Ylva quickly tackled Astrid on the floor and straddled her, giving her another hit with her fist.

"Do not touch Kari ever again" Ylva growled, a more animalistic than human sound.
„Do not ever call me a freak again"

Astrid cried out as she took another hit.
The wolf inside Ylva cherished every second of it, the feeling of skin bruising under her touch, the use of her strength, and it was intoxicating. Ylva's field of vision was a blur of red, and the sound of her prey whimpering sounded delicious, Ylva growled and raised her fist again

"Ylva, stop!"

Loki stood in the door, with the appearance of a guardsman, his features worried and shocked. Kari was right behind him.

Ylva's heartbeat began to slow down. Her vision cleared, and suddenly, she realized in what scenery she was just being found.

Ana was unconscious on the opposite side of the room, and Astrid was beaten and bloody.

And it was all Ylva's doing.

"I am so sorry" she whispered and felt all the anger replaced with regret. She had turned into a monster. She had beaten two of her friends only because they had verbally provoked her.

"No, no, no!" Ylva sobbed and stumbled away from Astrid, falling onto the floor.

Loki acted quickly. He cast a spell that would temporarily make the twins lose their memory, giving him enough time to figure out his plan of action.

"Kari, bring Astrid into the infirmary, she can walk. Tell them there was been an accident. The girls have been fooling around in the tower and the book shelves crushed down on them" Loki demanded, his voice calm.

He kneeled down next to Ana and lightly touched her forehead. The trickster muttered a spell, and the eyes of the girl fluttered open.

"What happened?" Ana asked, sighing as she sat up.

Ylva was still on the floor, pressing her knees to her chest with her arms, sobbing uncontrollably .

"There has been an accident. You played around and hit the book shelves. You passed out and you don't remember anything else" Loki conjured Ana and send her to Kari. She was pale and under shock, but thankfully she was listening to Loki's commands.

"Kari, call the other guards, they will help"

As soon as Kari and the very confused twins left the room, Loki was left alone with the crying mess that was Ylva.

"Come on, little wolf" Loki approached her like a wounded animal. Her hazel eyes looked up to him, tears streaming down her face.

"Look what I've done" she sobbed.

"They will be alright, I promise. You fought it, Ylva. You snapped out of it when I came. I should have been here earlier. I will not leave you out of my sight again" Loki knelt down next to her, still looking like a guardsman.

Again, Ylva reminded him so much of himself when he discovered he was a frost giant. Countless times he had wondered how much control he had over his own actions when the blood of those monsters ran through his veins.

Ylva was young, and she had just recently learned about her heritage. It was only natural she wasn't able to fully held back the rage.

Loki himself wasn't able to do that either.

"I am sorry Ylva" he whispered genuinely. He didn't touch her, he only sat beside her as she continued crying.

"It won't happen again, little wolf. Don't blame yourself" Loki told her all the things he wished someone had told him when he discovered he was a frost giant.

Instead, he had been alone. The Allfather had drifted into Odin's sleep, and Thor had been banished.

After a while, Ylva was able to talk again. She looked at Loki, her hazel eyes sad and regretful.

"You need to lock me up, Loki"

Now that Ylva has snapped, will she be able to control her dark side? :D

Caffiend04: I couldn't serve you with a horrible death of the twins, but I hope you'll enjoy that chapter anyways :D Thanks for your comments!

Dragoncat: And there's much more to come ;)

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