Taiga The Beginning

I descend from Zeus, I am a shapeshifting tiger, for centuries my species has mixed with humans to protect them from the threat of the chimeras. A curse that is lost in the mists of time. Always fighting: us to defend, them to destroy. We live hidden in the Taiga, but our eyes are everywhere. My name is Raissa and I am the last pure female of my pack. I don't like following the rules, my soul is hard to harness, only Dimitri knows how to handle me, I only breathe when I'm near him. My best friend, my secret crush. But we don't have much time left, he will soon leave for the Academy. His goal is to become a guard so he can avenge his family killing as many chimeras as possible. Mine? Prove to both him and my father that I don't need to be protected and that I can fight too. The danger of the chimeras is always present in our lives and the monsters that lurk in the dark can destroy everything we love.