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.

voice was a barely audible rasp, like rusty hinges creaking open on a weathered door. "What... what happened?

alright, my boy," he murmured hoarsely. "You're safe now. Thanks to..." He paused, looking up

waved me toward him, and I stepped forward, dropping to my knees. "Isaac," I said softly, reaching out to touch his arm.

weakly. "I can feel the absence of my

brief silence. I looked over at Kai, and he nodded, encouraging me. "Isaac, I have to

us straining to catch Isaac's next words as he blinked

furrowing as he tried to recall everything. "In that body, that...

to Nina.

at the ceiling, his eyes glazed and vacant. Then, a tremor seemed to pass through

a sudden rush. "Deep in the heart of the mountain, there are these... pools. It looks like water, but it's not.

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

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

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