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.

our own, until we could remove wolf from

agony, I forced myself to ignore Jane and my

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his face and off

strong force that I felt the power of it-radiating off of him in waves. It was enough

tore forward,

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

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

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 had never fought against each

despite their differences, they would not abandon the other to

the excitement ended. The attackers had either sc att ered or were left wounded or worse

back into their human forms. Both were

for wounds. Julian seemed okay. Nicholas had many

powers.

his hand for me and I slid mine into

tears continued to

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

blood, or the mess. I only cared about his closeness and his warmth and

have never left me. I would be here in Nichol a s’s arms as a full person, and not the

ruined. What did it matter if my tears were

tightness of his arms

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knew in my 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

pulled back, enough to look up

it,” he

“Say what?” I asked.

tiny smile. “Don’t say

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

at his pajama shirt. I wouldn’t say what I wanted to. I’d

leave me. Even when this is

selfish. I couldn’t dare

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