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.

wanted to 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 need to waste time. And nearby, Nicholas

cry of agony, I forced myself to ignore Jane

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face and

back his head and roared. Strength returned, shooting through his body with such a strong force that I felt the power of it-radiating off of

once, he tore forward, giving Julian

sure. Behind us, one of them scooped up Jane into their arms. I made a grab for them, but a different

had their throat in his jaws before I knew what was happening. I stumbled

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

supposed, despite their differences, they would not

sc att ered or were left wounded or worse on the

into their human forms. Both were covered

seemed okay. Nicholas had many

powers.

out his hand for me

tears

but the confrontation with my wolf weighed heavily on me. I couldn’t

the mess. I only cared about his closeness and his warmth and the strength he

left me. I would be here in Nichol a s’s arms as a full person,

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

fingers through my hair. He didn’t say anything, but I felt his concern in the tightness of his arms around

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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 to

to look up at his

it,” he

“Say what?” I asked.

tiny smile. “Don’t

on 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

chest. I clawed at his

Don’t leave me. Even when this

selfish. I couldn’t dare

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