Thor

in and out of a black, painless void. Zane's voice was a distant,

semi-awareness. It wasn't coming from my bedroom doo

vy and unresponsive. Through the rain-strea

e scaled the side

landed on me, they widened in shoc

med inside. In two long strides, he was by my side, scooping me up from the floor as i

shook with rage. "By the Goddess,

he dark stains in the toilet. His face went pale

be here," I whisper

trength flow into me, easing the worst of the pain. "Your scent is almost gone," he sa

rce in the room, but unlike Ryker's,

d seen in months, and my carefully constructed walls began to

This isn't sickness. This is a soul withering. I've only ever read about i

y body going

horror and profound pain. "So it's tru

silence was all the c

white. A wave of raw Alpha power rolled off him, making the air

trong. "Zane, you can't! This is an internal pa

ective light. "War? You're dying, Elara, and you're worrie

physical blow. All my life, I had been

visibly reining in his fury. He

ious. "Elara, listen to me. Since he broke the bond from

ng. "You have to complete the rit

im, uncompreh

mates perform the Rejection Ritual, the bond is severed completely. Cleanly. It will

even considered. I thought my

e flicker of hope in my eyes. "But it's your only way out. You have

opeful rhythm against my ribs. To live?

eraphina's smug smile, and the e

ance began to sprout in the

e trembling with an emoti

How do I