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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
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