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"Didn’t knohat?" asked Eli

Ignoring his pack ain and repeated in a shaky whisper, "I didn’t know" If he had, she--

White-hot pain blasted in his head, slicing through his brain He squeezed his eyes shut as his vision grayed and sleep lured hiht it, determined to stay with Harley And then he felt her Not her body Not her mind He felt her pain, her exhaustion, and how hard she was fighting the darkness pulling at her Before now, he’d sensed her emotions Now he shared them as they vibrated up and down the bond that see with every second He couldn’t see it, but he felt it--a sort of tug on his consciousness

Invigorated, heart pounding with a newfound hope, Jesse forced energy down the bond He had no clue if he was doing it right, but he kept going His wolf urged him on, too anxious to feel any satisfaction about the bond yet "Take it, Harley, accept it" Because she was stubborn enough to fight him out of concern that she’d drain hirowling, "Accept it"

A tiny hand touched his shoulder "Don’t cry, Jesse It’ll be okay"

Jesse looked at Cassidy, beco aware that his cheeks et

"I just need to touch her," said Cassidy

He realized then that she was no longer wearing the vest He watched as she bent over and laid her s sensation reverberated up the h Harley He winced as a few things snapped back into place and the cat yelped

After a minute, Ally crouched behind Cassidy "You can stop noeetie"

Cassidy’s brow creased "She’s not fully healed yet"

"I know, but I’ll do the rest," Ally assured her "You need to sleep"

"No, I--" A yawn cut Cassidy’s protest short "Okay" She sighed as Cain lifted her carefully "I told you you’d take off my jacket," she said to him sleepily "In my vision, it looked like a jacket But it was a vest"

"That’s okay," Cain told her "You just sleep"

As Ally put a hand on Harley, Jesse felt healing energy huer and worked faster The moment the Seer moved aside, he scooped up the little cat and held her close, doing his best not to suffocate her He was still shaking fro her He needed to feel her Smell her Hear her heartbeat loud and clear