Chapter 26 DANE 1/5 I woke on my back , naked on cold , hard , wel ground .

Pain screamed through my right shoulder .

Sick heat seared through my veins .

I tasted metal in my mouth .

I groaned .

Dane ! Aurora knelt beside me .

Her hands were cool and dry .

on my feverish , sweating forehead .

Dont try to get up .

They had someone hiding in the trees .

You were shot with a silver bullet .

Fuck me .

No wonder I felt like death .

Did it go through ? I asked .

They left it in long enough to make you sick .

Then they pulled it out .

No wonder my shoulder felt like it had been sliced down to the bone and set on fire .

Aurora pulled her hand away .

Only then did I open my eyes .

It didnt make much difference .

All I could see was darkness .

It was cold .

I reached for my wolf .

Transforming would help me heal , and it would keep me warmer .

But he whimpered and moaned and wouldnt emerge .

There was Chapter 26 too much silver in my body .

I was stuck as a human , possibly for days .

Where are we ? I asked Aurora .

I dont know .

Some cave deep in the mountains .

They lowered us down this small cliff and left .

heard

theyre

paused , then said , You could probably jump or climb out in your lycan form

shift

Another pause .

cold

that

fingers and toes

long have we been down

Hours .

food

with

hot inside .

Maybe soup .

havent had any

if theyd

were going to kill us , they could

us both here , then digging the bullet

, surprised at her

maybe this was all a setup

A scheme .

down here , too ? What could she possibly gain ? My trust ? Was I supposed to believe all these Chapter 26 3/3 forces were after her so that Id finally break and believe she was on my side ? But then why disappear for five years in the first place ? And then

they fit in ? I remembered Auroras pain as she shouted at me that Id

her a

reason for

Anyone would agree .

… should give her a chance ? There couldnt be

Evelyn expecting

allies , at least

a woman I dreamed

Hearing her moan .

pant , sweat ,

scream my name … I heard her make a small noise , like a shiver she was trying

up and realized there was fabric draped over my body

sweet scent of lilacs drifted

? My sweater

not much , but its all I

was sitting a few feet

I have clothes .

You dont .

the soft

barely a scrap

for modesty , let

get the thermos

4/5 Drink the soup

Youre right .

trouble of keeping us alive just to poison

her shifting

the sound of a metal

unscrewing .

broth made my mouth water

should go first

Youre injured .

Im not .

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