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.

drag her into one of the cages and keep her there, a prisoner of our own, until we could remove wolf from woman. But to do that, I would

agony, I forced myself to ignore Jane and

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and off of him

with such a strong force that I

once, he tore forward, giving Julian

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

his jaws before I knew what was happening. I stumbled but

I mostly tried to stay out of the way. Julian and Nicholas

despite their differences, they would not abandon the other to

either sc att ered or were left wounded or

both shifted back into their human forms. Both were covered

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

powers.

out his hand for me and I slid mine into

tears continued to

with my wolf weighed heavily on me. I couldn’t do much more at that point than s

mess. I only cared about

in Nichol a s’s arms as a full person, and not the husk of the woman I’d

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

the tightness of his arms around me, and the

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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

pulled back, enough to look up at

say it,”

“Say what?” I asked.

quirked a tiny smile.

his teeth. 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

his chest. I clawed at his pajama shirt. I wouldn’t say what I wanted to. I’d let my body

leave me. Even when this

selfish. I couldn’t dare

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