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nce's pe
y to the ground. The forest floor rushed towards me, a chaotic mess of damp earth and decaying leaves.e, but did nothing to alleviate the burning pain spreading from the wound in my shoulder. Two figures loomed in the oppressive darkne
her panic contrasting sharply with my own rapid breathing. But beneath
is shadow, a burden he didn't need, a destined companion he refused to acknowledge. Bu
ning strength. I reached out and projected my consciousness across miles, see
forest. I was also in some warm place. I could smell the faint, comforting scent of cedarwood in his office, and t
save me!*" I screamed through the connection, my mental voic
desk, his stormy gray eyes narrowed. I knew that on that desk lay a silver-framed photograph of Seraphina Thorne, his first love, th
mind. I could feel the beast's restlessness, its pri
that resonated in the bond between us, a thought originally directed only at himself, but wh
d blade, came hurtling towa
ut u
insurmountable barrier of pure will. He was s
mentally scratching at the fadin
sound of my soul being ripped in two. And then... nothing. The connection was severed. The warmth, the scent of cedar, t
s more intense than the claws tearing my fles
roached silently, his yellow eyes gleaming with malice.
t took over. As the wolf pounced, I grabbed a handful of wet mud an
the forest in a wild, panicked escape. Blood loss made the trees sway in my vision, but I knew that if I stopped, I would die. I remembere
he wolf I'd smeared with mud was the first to recover, its furious howl nearly shattering my
time, I had no strength left to get up. I could even feel the wolf's breath behind me-hot, savory, carrying the scent of rotting flesh,
'd heard before, but a calm despair. She was curled up deep
ced my nerves, and I let out a hoarse scream. It flipped me over, making me lie on my back, black saliva dripping onto my face. Its oth
e, sticky like melting asphalt. "Your Alpha doesn't w
, his gaping maw sn
shadow burst out
ll as it crashed into a thick oak tree a dozen paces away. The trunk snapped with a sickening crack, and leaves and broken bra
hick, dark gray wolf fur, his shoulders and back muscles bulging like rocks, his claws gleaming coldly in the shadows. He lowered his head slightl
wolf pack
sn't the
tlefield. They spread out in a fan shape, their footsteps silent, their coordination so perfect it was as if they were five limbs split from one person. The moonlight outlined
the soldiers stomped on its hind leg joint, the cracking sound of breaking bones ringing out clearly in the night. The wolf let out
eared out of nowhere in its path, a sweeping blow sending it flying, crashing heavily into a moss-covered boulder. The wolf spat out a mouthful of blood, its body sliding down, leavin
ed even faster
ten off to the moment the two wolves were sub
grabbing my intact arm roughly. "It's you again, Elara," he muttered
f-carry me back to the Packhouse. They didn't take me to the suite next to Alpha-the one that should
tongue as she cleaned the deep wound on my shoulder. She worked
said softly, but her words wer
on't

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