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ne

snap back and draw blood. Kaden's fingers were still digging into my sh

nst the crushing pressure of his command. "I didn't kill

narl revealing leth

finally spilled, hot and stinging. "When the pain started, when I felt his heartbeat

e wall. He took a step closer, invading my personal space, his scent of rain and ozone now taint

quiet of a mate who didn't care enough to reach out. He pulled ba

gown, my hands shaking so violently I nearly dropped th

It skittered across the floor, th

the device under his boot. "The Mind-Li

ie in my chest. He wouldn't believe me. He couldn't conceive tha

ught, a soft, pained gas

her forehead. "I feel so dizzy. The stress

er looming over me vanished, replaced by a worried prote

liced through me deeper than any blade. He scooped her up into his arm

o was mocking me with her hidden smirk, leaving me alone in the dim corridor. The gath

s mistake. She w

damp, drafty, and smelling of mildew. I curled up on the thin mattress, clutching my sto

were ripping my soul apart. My inner wolf, already weak from year

ough racked my body, and I tasted copper. Hot liquid spewed from my l

han Martha had predicted. The bond wasn

r bange

d to obey. Kaden stood in the doorway, filling the small space with

of concern. A moment

humorless smile

ches from my face. "You chose to destroy our pup because you were

e truly believed it. He thought this-my dyin

p the theatrics. I'm here to tell you the new rules of y

ue, realizing with terrifying clarity that the man standi