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.

of our own, until we could remove wolf from

I forced myself to ignore Jane and my wolf, and

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face and

head and roared. 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 onto my

forward, giving Julian some much-needed

shouts of the attackers became more panicked and less sure. Behind us, one of them scooped up Jane into their arms. I made a grab for them, but a different attacker grabbed me around the waist and

was happening. I stumbled

surrounded me. Adrenaline surged inside of me, as I mostly tried to stay out of the way. Julian and Nicholas moved in sync, fast as blurs, like they

supposed, despite their differences, they would not abandon

had either sc att ered or were left wounded or worse on

back into their human forms. Both were covered

wounds. Julian seemed okay. Nicholas had many wounds

powers.

for me and I slid mine

The tears continued

were safe, but the confrontation with my wolf weighed heavily on me. I

about the stench of blood, or the mess. I only cared about his

would be here in Nichol a s’s arms as a full person, and not the husk

face into his chest. His pajamas were already ruined. What did it matter if my tears were added

but I felt his concern in the tightness of his arms around me,

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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 the cards for us. This moment, just like everything else between us, was only ever meant

enough to look up at his

it,” he

“Say what?” I asked.

tiny smile. “Don’t

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

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

me. Even when this is

selfish. I couldn’t dare to say

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