Chapter 0773

Nina

The weathered old leader rushed to the unconscious man's side, cradling his sweat-drenched face in his calloused hands. For several agonizing heartbeats, the newly-cured man didn't move or make a sound.

Matt, Jessica, Lori and I stood off to the side, biting our lips. We watched silently, hoping that the antidote had worked properly this man wasn't a wolf shifter, after all. Perhaps the side effects were different than expected.

Just when I was starting to fear the worst, the man's eyelids fluttered open, his glassy eyes wandering the room before managing to settle on Kai.

"Wh-Who is this?" the man whispered, lifting his weak hand to touch Kai's face.

"It's me, Isaac. Your father." Kai took Isaac's hand and pressed it into his cheek, letting his fingers explore his face. Isaac, still blind, wandered his father's face before recognition took over him.

creaking open on

you're alright, my boy,"

waved me toward him, and I stepped forward, dropping to my knees. "Isaac," I said softly, reaching out to touch his arm. "My name is Nina. I gave you an antidote to pull you out of your feral state, but I must warn you that

nodded weakly. "I can feel the absence of my panther. But it's better this

I looked over at Kai, and he nodded, encouraging me. "Isaac, I have to ask you," I said, " what happened?

to catch

muttered, his brow furrowing as he tried to recall everything. "In that body, that... animal. But now..."

wetly, smoothing back Isaac's damp hair. "Yes, son. You are yourself again, thanks to Nina. But now, you must tell her everything you remember from Mila's palace. What happened to

blankly up at the ceiling, his eyes glazed and vacant. Then, a tremor seemed to pass through him, and a spark of clarity lit

gasses," he breathed, the words tumbling out in a sudden rush. "Deep in the heart of the mountain, there are these... pools. It looks like water, but it's not. And the steam... At first

he recalled whatever fresh hell he had endured. I felt a chill run down my

bones, until your thoughts start to... twist. Fracture. Every breath is agony, burning you from the inside out until all you want is

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