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.

prisoner of our own, until we could remove wolf from woman. But to do that, I would need

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

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face and

Strength returned, shooting through his body with such a strong force that I felt the power of it-radiating off of him in waves. It was enough to send me down

tore forward, giving

Behind us, one of them scooped up Jane into their arms.

I knew what was

to stay out of the way. Julian and Nicholas moved in sync, fast as blurs, like they had never

despite their differences, they would

sc att ered or were left wounded or worse on the

Julian both shifted back into their human forms. Both were

their sides and looked them over for wounds. Julian seemed okay. Nicholas had many wounds but they

powers.

for me and I

tears

was grateful and relieved that he and Julian were safe, but the confrontation with my wolf weighed heavily on me. I couldn’t

into his arms. I didn’t care about the stench of blood, or the mess. I only cared about his closeness and his warmth and the strength he was offering

Nichol a s’s arms as a full person, and not the husk

pajamas were already ruined. What

concern in the tightness of

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bury my way inside of him and never leave him again. But that was never in the cards for us. This moment, just like

back, enough to look up at

say it,” he

“Say what?” I asked.

quirked a tiny

He was something out a nightmare standing there, holding me so close, in a landscape of carnage. Yet under the grief over the loss of my wolf, all I felt was affection for him and appreciation for

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

me. Don’t leave me. Even when this is over,

was selfish. I couldn’t dare to say

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