He Took the Cure,I Became the Legend

n border patrol and severe

packhouse, expecting my boyfriend of f

ed that I was tracking mud o

cabinet and took all three of our

ial for me, as the silver poison

ike a fragile Om

the life-saving potions to

She had caught a slight chill fr

ard him mind-link her, promising to buy her

d loyalty I had given him

umiliation, thinking I was throwing a

miraculously awakened to heal my ruin

r beg him to l

my bond with his pack, and walked rig

pte

ena

fine, metallic dust, carrying with it the effluence of the industrial factories up n

It had been a border patrol, a thing of routine, until the Rogues materialized from the t

ery marrow in my bones. I collapsed onto the living room rug, too weak to even maintain

door sla

pha of the Crescent Pack, the CEO of our billion

ry eyes, expecting him to sc

ed right past my

ywhere," he groaned, his gaze fixed upo

medicine cabinet, tear

?" he muttered under his brea

agical antidote for illnesses, a

at feeling like it was stuf

king at me. "Stop lying on the floor. Go

y vision swimming.

he got caught in the rain on her way

other hand, was an Omega, a creature at

cating heaviness. "Jason, I was attacked by Rogues. I am burning

. Stop behaving like a fragile Omega, Serena

containing the three vials of

Please. Just leave one for me.

swer, his eyes gla

current that bound our pack together. Because I was his girlfriend

ck? Chloe's voice echoed in his head, dri

on instantly melted in

istant order that limited-edition sports car you wan

t me, his face t

tonight to take care of her," he

y voice cracking. "I co

broadening as he asserted his rank. "You care for n

, taking every single drop of

ison burning my veins, as the last shr

y phone. My fingers, trembling with both weakness and a new, cold fury, unlocked the screen. The light was blinding. I opened PackNet, our encrypted social network, and my thumbs moved with a will of th

me. The wolf inside

vered neural control. The small device slid from my palm, landing on the thick p

something ancient inside me