ra

omach. The cold stone pressed against my cheek. The magical lights above me shifted to a bright, sur

im her. That is the Marking. But Kaelen and I never had a normal Marking. Three years ago, when he was bleeding out o

t night, his golden eyes full of pain

lose the only piec

ing violently. The laws of the Moon Goddess strictly f

the surgeon whispere

e echoing off the high ceiling. She walked over and slammed her

e hissed into t

de seemed to vibrate, but he kept his eyes fixed on t

e of the Wolfsbane in my blood, no anesthesia would work. I felt every single millime

a raw, animal sound

ew gasps from the Elders. Some of the

ne mocked the crowd. "Feeli

d, her eyes manic. "Dig out

into black and red spots. The magical array beneath me let out a horrib

against my mind. It was so

afraid,

el

ed pairs chosen b

ere

blood. I fought the pain. I fough

rgeon shouted, looking at the magical monitors.

ilver scalpel

the surgeon

e twisted wi

d!" sh

ed a pair of heavy metal tweezers that had be

d. "Pulling a two-way rune out by f

pha does not care about t

pen wound on my neck. She clamped down hard on the

lent room. My spine arched off the table.

erything

ether

at I did not even know I existed anymore. For t

ng the room in a crimson hum that made the fillings in my tee

tuary ran into the room, holding a black communication cry

e cracking. "Alpha Kaelen's soul has compl

I floated, I heard nothing

wo souls across the divide