na's

chest burned like it had been hollowed out with a burning

ds around me blurred. Branches reached out like claws, scraping my ar

no one. The only sound I could hea

ime faster, despite the ache

another. Slowly I turned m

alive. And worse of it all

nto his neck, and the scratch on his leg, horrified

re gritted, blood smeared across

ked onto me

voice thick with contempt. "That's not bad... You're still worth more a

e Alpha, once you're

voice cracked as I

a second but dimmed instant

ng ha

inside me

ty and bu

ips as my knees buckled. I t

s already in

k so hard my neck snapped upward. Before I could re

scraped

longated, glinting si

d them to

ing as warm blood

e'll want to make an example out of you first. A good be

foul and his gr

blinking back the

on," Titus sneered. "You could've just c

ernails elongated to claws and scr

roared, stu

s waist. The flesh tore back open as if my strike had undone all the healing t

had no time to

legs threatened to give out

shaky step

me like a nightmare. The wind laId against my blo

boulder split in half by time. I dove behi

ling from my throat. My heart pounded like a festive drum.

e verge of

ll alive, I c

ained. "You're weak and bleeding. I'll find

m sniffing the

ser and closer. Then s

nt chills down my spine. It seemed to ripple through t

s fr

" he m

tep toward me, t

.not

last thing I

screamed. It was an agon

sound of organs being cruId. His agonizing cries split throug

ew away at the so

f and frozen. My body would

't dare peek, I didn't dare turn

o witness. Something was ki

mble, sweat clinging t

denly tmee w

ones cracking or blood spe

erate footsteps

d up, but I c

athe, let alone sc

tting closer and clos

but my limbs w

chest as the steps stopped

l towering figure stepped int

pping into unconsciousness but before the dar

ey

ere piercing, unblin

he world w