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

a cry of agony, I forced myself to ignore Jane and

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his face and off of

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 onto my

tore forward, giving Julian

their arms. I made a grab for them, but a different attacker grabbed me

his jaws before I knew what was happening. I stumbled but didn’t fall, as

mostly tried to stay out of the way. Julian and Nicholas moved in sync, fast as blurs, like they had never fought against each other a day

they would not abandon the

attackers had either sc att ered or

both shifted back into their human forms.

over for wounds. Julian seemed okay. Nicholas had many wounds but

powers.

me and I slid mine

tears

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

me 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

me. I would be here in Nichol a

my face into his chest. His pajamas were already ruined. What did it

but I felt his concern in the tightness of his arms around me, and the rapid beat of his heart. He

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heart he would have held me forever if I 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

enough to look up at his

it,”

“Say what?” I asked.

quirked a tiny smile.

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

my head back against the hard plain of his chest. I clawed at his

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

I couldn’t dare to say the words

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