Chapter 0323

My wolf stepped another inch closer to me, and then, inexplicably, it stopped.

I peeked open my eyes.

It had entirely frozen, eyes on mine. It panted its breath. Its muscles tensed like it was holding itself back.

I didn’t dare hope but…

“Do you… remember me?” I asked.

It stepped back and a whimper escaped the back of its throat.

“Oh, my wolf,” I sobbed. “I’m so sorry. You are so good, fighting so hard.”

It closed its eyes and turned from me. I couldn’t see inside of its head, but I imagined it was fighting with Jane for control.

My heart broke for my wolf. How many terrible things had it been forced to do at Jane’s command? Had it resigned itself over the years? Or had it always fought back, trying and failing again and again to keep Jane from being the terrible person she was.

My wolf was good. It was as pure-hearted as they came. For it to have to fight, to hurt… or

worse…

My wolf shuffled on its feet. It was struggling. I didn’t know if it would win this fight.

“I’ll find you,” I promised. “I won’t rest until we are back together again.”

The wolf reared its head and howled, loud and crisp. The sound echoed in the empty spot in my chest. That’s where the wolf belonged.

“Then we’ll never be separated again.”

Then, at once, the wolf collapsed. Slowly, I watched as the fur disappeared into smooth skin. Before long, Jane was there and my wolf was no longer.

It had saved me and fought against Jane’s command to the point of exhaustion. When it had collapsed, it had taken Jane down with it.

They were still alive. Jane’s chest rose and fell with steady breaths.

her into one of the cages and keep her there, a prisoner of our own, until we could remove wolf from woman. But

cry of agony, I forced myself to ignore Jane and my wolf, and

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face and off

his head and roared. Strength returned, shooting through his body with such a strong force that I felt the power of it-radiating off of

he tore forward, giving Julian

less sure. Behind us, one of them scooped up Jane into their arms. I made a grab for them,

knew what was happening. I stumbled but didn’t fall,

way. Julian and Nicholas moved in sync, fast as blurs, like they had never fought against each other a day in

would not abandon the other

att ered or were left wounded or worse

back into their human

wounds. Julian seemed okay. Nicholas had many wounds but they

powers.

for me and I slid mine

The tears continued to

that he and Julian were safe, but the confrontation with my wolf weighed heavily on me. I couldn’t do much more at that point than

I didn’t care about the stench of blood, or the mess. I only cared about his closeness and his warmth

wolf would have never left me. I would be here in Nichol a s’s arms as a full person, and

ruined. What did it matter if my tears

tightness of his arms around me, and the rapid beat of his heart. He dropped a

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needed it. Maybe I did. Maybe I wanted to bury my way inside of him and never leave him again. But that was never in the cards for us. This moment, just like everything else

to

say it,”

“Say what?” I asked.

tiny smile. “Don’t say

carnage. Yet under the grief over the loss of my wolf, all I felt was affection for him and appreciation for what

back against the hard plain of his chest. I clawed at his pajama shirt. I wouldn’t say what I wanted

keep holding me. Don’t leave me. Even when this

dare

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