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t the solid wood, my legs finally gave out, and I slid down to the floor. My whole body w

ut across my right palm. The bleeding had stopped-a wolf's healing wa

dence of the decay s

he mirror was a hollow-eyed stranger. My lips were tinged with blue, my skin was unner

cold porcelain. I stood under the scalding spray, despera

ver me, a violent wave of n

d the toilet, m

od. Thick, black, foul-smelling blood t

e. This was it. This was what Dr. Vance had warned me about. It was t

e imagined. The blood loss, the storm, the emotio

f agony ripped through my

d always been was sudde

ind, my panic turning to she

ing void. The connection w

o the cold tile floor, curling into a fetal position. W

bloomed in the silent emptiness of my mind.

Goddess, your mind-l

. That voice.

e C

il Ryker had been announced as my mate. We had formed a temporary mind-link as children, a secret way to c

as laced with urgency. *"I can fe

ver of light in an end

at was raw. I could only manage a

word took ev

scent... Elara, I can barely sens

signature of their life force. To l

le horrifying story, but I had no strength left. The

a desperate worry. *"Hold on, Elara! Listen to me. I don't care where you ar

a solid point in my swir

his voice as my consciou

ation? Or was he about