of a little, orderly village af

e joined by a parallel route that vanished far into the forest. The road was split in half, wit

use, Dianthe gently rocked in his muscular arms. Since they crossed

away until I was conf

ed. At least

ce when the door to the concrete structure

y at the doorway as the blood on her feet had dried and the fresh scabs complained. When Dianthe finally m

group's healer.

pointing to a hospital bed with a smile tugging at her worn-out lips. Dianthe moved to a seat a

t? Kora shifted forward in her se

er legs lightly kicked back and forth. She gulped deeply as her eyes fixed o

hile holding off until the younger woman could close the distance. As Diant

led. "Hmm. They appear to be already

wrinkled like the woma

affinity for the elem

ged. Her nostrils were assaulted by the wafting disinfectant smell, an

. We won't hear from you for a few days, but I nee

xpression. "I don

s that accurate? On a pad she pulled out

tell you that? He only s

e. Are all of you ps

g at her lips. "Or something like that. You'll dis

grinned tightly at the woman. Do you know where I

rridor, a shower and a bag of clothes were waiting. "These ought to work. Let me know if you

way down. She exhaled contentedly as she scrubbed a week's worth of grime from

e next. It barely took twenty minutes to tear apart the nest that had developed after applying another hefty dollop and combing it through her hair. She was horrified to notice

that had a strong cinnamon scent. She sighs

Embry's perfume made up the outfit. She believed that she would faint if it

some fluffy blue socks and plimsol

a advised her to wait, but she was unable to resist the need any

pen the doors. Some of them were squeal

in the

white pebble squares as she rounded the main h

other was obsidian. She recognized Embry immediat

away, and he huffed before turning to face his foe, grabbing his foreleg in his mouth, and dragging him to the ground. A snarl ripped from his chest as he

y wasn't what

winked at her, making Dianthe blush. It was unsettling

n the ground. Dianthe was shocked to realize that they had lost their clothing because she hadn'

Jed's nudity from her mind as she turned to

hought. Her brows furrowed in anticipation of his transformation, and she overheard the beast emi

aused at the tree line and experienced a moment of clarity. What do you have to say? Escape the area. But oddly, the v

g. Where are you, Embry? A massive, shirtless figure circled a tree and s

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