ne

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

ainst the crushing pressure of his command. "I didn't ki

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

l gown, my hands shaking so violently I nearly dropped th

It skittered across the floor, th

fed. "The Mind-Link does no

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

ught, a soft, pained gas

o her forehead. "I feel so dizzy. The stress

er looming over me vanished, replaced by a worried prote

sliced through me deeper than any blade. He scooped her up into his a

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

inches from my face. "You chose to destroy our pup because you we

e truly believed it. He thought this-my dyin

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

ue, realizing with terrifying clarity that the man standi