---- The night swallowed us whole, and the river carried us toward the unknown.
I fought like a desperate wolf, unleashing every ounce of power I could control.
Now I regret having suppressed it for so long, fearing the consequences, never receiving the proper guidance.
If "he" were present, he could save herhe could save us both.
ok ..Oh, by the Goddess, Aldo! Its aman clinging to a woman!" ..'"Dont go near themthey could be dangerous! And keep your voice down.
Im tired of telling you not to mention the Goddess." .."Dangerous? They re dying! Help me pull them out!" .." Wait, Nora!" Theard footsteps and voices.
I wasnt fully conscious, but one thought kept me from surrendering: I have to protect her.
I have to protect her.
When I sensed someone approaching a presence, the shadow of a hand Isnapped my eyes open and let out a menacing growl.
My mouth tasted of my own blood, rising from my throat due to internal wounds.
Icouldnt see anything just shadows, sprawled on rough, damp ground.
It felt like a riverbank.
She was still wrapped tightly in my arms, and I roared like a cornered beast, ready to fight to the death.
---- "Easy, easy, I know you re protecting your mate.
Were going to save her.
Trust us, wolf, were going to save her." I focused on a pair of strange, crimson wolf-like eyes.
Something inside me felt reliefan ancient bond calling to me.
Finally, my strength gave out, and I lost consciousness.
ok KATHERINE Iwas disoriented, my head spinning.
My trembling eyelids fluttered open, and my vision landed on a rustic thatched ceiling.
Where was I? What had happened? A flood of memories crashed into my mind, but the most jarring was the attack by that hooded figure in the forest.
Panic surged through me, and my hands flew to my chest.
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Iwore an old nightgownI didnt recognize these clothes or this impoverished, rural room.
I fumbled with the buttons.
My frantic eyes, my trembling fingers, traced over the rough bandages wrapped around my torso, covering my breasts.
It hurtit still hurtbut not enough to kill me.
How was that possible? Then, I remembered the Dukehis panicked eyes before I blacked out.
He had feared Rossellas death, despite claiming to despise her.
He wasnt the ruthless, heartless man I had believed him to be.
I slowly sank back onto the rough pillow.
---- In fact, echoes of his deep voice still floated in my foggy mind.
Elliot begged me to hold on, called me baby, little one.
Did he...
kiss me? He pleaded for me to...
feed? On what? After that, all I could recall was an unbearable, soul-piercing cold and relentless swirling, spinning endlessly.
My lungs still ached from the suffocating sensation, the lingering fear and desperation.
But I had kept fighting because something warm had pressed against my face, giving me strength.
Was I dreaming? It was obvious the stab wound had been meant to kill me, and I suspect I only survived due to my supernatural power.
Now I needed to figure out where I was.
Were these people enemies or allies? I tried to sit up, and just then, the door creaked open.
My alert eyes locked onto sky-blue ones, and my soul instantly calmed.
"Duke..." I called out in a hoarse voice.
It felt like an eternity since we had last seen each other.
Why did it feel like something had changed between us?
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