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Will heard the blast, but was so taken with Kahli that the change didn&039;t register He thought the burning runes under his skin were from her touch Too late, he realized the true reason for the runes burning - Reggie was near

When the rock exploded, Will tried to shield Kahli, but they were torn apart fro Before she was out of reach, Will shoved Kahli past the falling ceiling Then, he was blasted backwards across the roo above thee sheets of ice and rock fell swiftly, crashing into the floor with a deafening CRACK The table where they&039;d been sitting was flattened Theacross the roo, trapping Will under a ed concrete Frozen earth continued to cave in fro Will alive

Then it fell silent His heart raced, echoing in his ears The boulder pinned him to the floor Before he had a chance to call out to her, Kahli screaed into his ribs Holding his hands to the rock, Will tried to squirm out froer, otherwise he wouldn&039;t have had a chance Pressing his hands against the side of the htly Will worked frantically, trying to get to Kahli before they were gone, before she was taken by Reggie

After what happened, he doubted the Regent would allow Kahli to live Will rocked the stone until he h to pull free Will stood swiftly, his hands floating up to his sides Snowflakes floated through the air, pure white, until they slipped lazily into the shadows Before he could take a step, the ground beneath Will pitched sharply He blinked, trying to stop the sensation fro, it was covered in blood Blinking again, Will held his hands to his head, pressing against his te his eyes, but it didn&039;t help The rooht hiht as happening to hi, they both crippled hi to his hands, Will looked up in tiie restrained her and dragged Kahli away Before Will could blink again, the world faded to black

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When Will awoke, he heard so familiar Warm breath washed across his face, followed by a rank scent that could onlyWolves Will&039;s eyes shot open to see a white wolf hovering over him The animal&039;s black lips were pulled back into a snarl, but she didn&039;t attack Willhis body away fro tones "Easy, girl"

The wolf stared at hihtly Will&039;s pulse roared in his ears Slowly, he pushed away fros Will watched the wolf, wondering if Kahli felt the saht of her He was supposed to protect Kahli, keep her safe Will cursed, and pushed up slowly His leg and head had healed on their own, but the bloodat the remains of the safe house, Will saw the silver foil packets scattered across the ground One packet was right next to his foot He bent slowly, reaching for it The wolf&039;s hackles raised, her fur blowing in the wind Will didn&039;t have time to deal with this, and he had no weapon to kill the aniers brushed against the packet He tore it open and tossed it to the wolf Her jaws snapped at the foil as it fell in front of her Growling from deep within her throat, the wolf looked at Will like she was ready to jump on his chest and rip open his throat, but the scent of the packet distracted her The beast blinked like it was confused, and then lowered her head, sniffing the packet Will didn&039;tpink tongue licking out the contents with vigor The wolf didn&039;t notice him slip away