Chapter 78
emity. The bleeding keeps ensemong and gring, and I don’t understand what’s happening to ene
saman. Under normal vircumstances. I might have proteurd, but the pain coursing the
focused I noter him lean in and whisper something to the scar–faced man standing nearly, but I
em laten, be prepares a drip and inerts the nerdle into the vein on me
on my hand. The cool sensation of the fluid eistering my bloodstream berly
Lemmpared to the ache in my body
in danger,” the healer says, his tone measured but grim. “Ti afraid it doesn’t look like it will make in
me like a blem. “What Why“” Lory, the tears starting to stream down my face.
“Yong’ine either been through a traumánc experience or ingested something that has triggered this he explains. Tim sorry, min, but your appear ta
“Why?“” Leh sein ungble to process the reably of what he’s saying,
The e–taond man
11, his anger flaring like a fire
“Ah Tuck? These shon can i even follow simple instractions!” he roars. “Someone’s going to pay for this!”
Hie stommas nut of the form. Moments later. I hear the unmistakable sound of a werewolf whimpering outside, the pitiful sound punctuated by slurp brutal nopei
Wlud kand of nightmare have I been dragged into?
Alpha. 1 Ididn’t much her 1 wear the regar cries, lus voice trembling
The next soundi arr pil mching—a snaj a tear, a bloodcurdling serram, and then a sickening splash.
r strides back to the room, his clothes and hands, drenched in blond
Head her de youore next he grows at the healer before storming nut
The healer,
He approaches me with trembling hands, pulling out an injection. “Ma’am, please be patient with me. We need in flush out the retaining you can ferally be free of the pain)
Cventually, esluustion takes over, and I ship into kleep
da wamtur prount. I driti into unconscioautoris
( the room feels eenly quer. My body acties but the sharp pain has dulled As I blink my eyes open, Inonce someone standing
Det out a sharick; my
hin tour caleis but firmerving
checking on you” He dades a strange smile that doesn’t quite reach his eyes.
introduces himself, his voice carrying a weight of authority. “Scarface“)
Hei the calder n
(earlier, the une schiu spoke so deliberately Something aliout him feel even more unseisling than Scarface
er you Terling now Ami
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un t term to find the night wards to fmisha thr thanuuchuu
voice oddly famıl auil were ampontani exeren morse, lamily
catrained, barely above a berart
We had a plan for you–a poset
ih frustration. “I don’t even know when you are, or what yosu vould posodily want
calculated. “Are you not of the Emberbond bloodline? The chosen. Luna for Alpha
hosen Yolu, Amua, are far more important than
This man—thai monster–knows too much about me, about Derkant.
More ferieni. “Joni came with the heart You are everything love frajer
sacal echoing off the s
that’s not a perdidem, Yona cair always make amcher”
chands, his movemenn–deliberate and raun
Brate hariler, Ieritr
nine— last fear beddimerapine. These people are deranged, and I don’t know what they re
dehydrated” he says, has tone shifting suddenly to something almost, raring Heimtrieveva botile of water, unscrews the cap, and
Reluctantly. Drake a rip
tà refuse, but my body betrays me. My throat burns, dry and parched, and my head spans willi weaknes
Im–drinking greedily, bie Eve been stranded in a desert for days
h a smirk. Ha words.
I make my skin eras), but I’m too we
too weak to argue, too weak to resist.
kai vince unsentingly calm.
ed and terrded to speak
guard I turn to him confusion and alarme hed across my Laur
( destination?” He darklevičarkly, shaking his head. “No, not yet. We’re going to a better place—a liciter Micle –
e your four heir. There, you’ll get to know each other better, and maybe.“His voice alingos do a sinister- adentity. Together, we will take over the
nt for a while. Her presence is faint laut arcady, a flicker of strength amult my misery
she whispen, her voi e triolute
the balay and survi
rat hour. But now I realize Iured Deckand I need ham neore than ever
s gaze sharp and wati hful. I can’t call for Deckard openly.
tpryes, focusing every ounce of ce
no low it’s barely muddle, I whisper has name
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in give up 1 try again, pushing hande
esperate for him to feel me, to hear me
aliqui domeni tory (barek as I feel hopelessness proving down on me
pot or foot. You need to feed her Collin commands, histone leaving no room for argument.
The dorson wher had been lingering by the door, nods quickly and follows Collin out of the room
oder dove stran berhind the
1 peber whatever strength I have left, “Deckard!” Hry to yell, but my voice is hoarse, a niere whisper.
Darah’s be Utem. P’r maung Don’t be care
| Dengeti te terapi silentran milling down my cheeks. Why can’t I feel ham!
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