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Finally, his sibling’s body went lax beneath him Dead

A dark satisfaction flooded the wolf But he didn’t take a et to his mate

He raced up the steps onto the porch and slaain He heard his pack mates and allies howl as they came to join him Finally, the door burst open The wolf followed the sounds of a struggle Bounded up the stairs

More gunshots fired The wolf kept vaulting up the staircase He saw hisso over her head over and over The wolf heard the cracks, felt her pain, felt the darkness s her, and he slarowl

The huely slashed and bit at him The wolf did not stop Not even when the hu and the life left his body

"Zander, I need you over here!"

Thehiht for dominance, but the wolf refused to withdraw He abandoned the dead human and padded to his mate’s side

She lay very still Eyes closed Their connection eak Too weak He licked at her face, trying to wake her She did not move Fear struck hi Could see and feel her breathing beco at the wolf, de him to withdraw The wolf didn’t He couldn’t leave his mate

The huonna heal you, baby girl Just hold on for us, okay?" She looked at the Seer "Do what you can Please Don’t let her die"

The Beta male spoke to the Seer "Her head wounds are bad He al energy there, Ally"

The Seer looked at the wolf "Zander, I need you to shift back She’s barely hanging on here You have to feed her your energy I’ other wounds--I’m not sure I can do this without your help" Her voice cracked, sounding sad

The words were foreign to the wolf, but he could see that the Seer eak, could sense her panic, and knehat his th Their bond was incomplete

The man inside him was frantic, unsure of what to do But the asn’t blinded by issues Wasn’t knotted by emotions He knew the problem Knew he himself had held back from his mate out of fear It shamed him He pushed aside that fear now It was easy, because he realized he feared being without her more than he feared the power she had over him

Pain slammed into his head and chest His vision darkened around the edges As the pain faded, the man within hiht hier

Zander’s stomach bottomed out as he looked down at his mate He felt the blood drain fro terror wrap around his heart tight enough to stop it beating

He knelt beside her, speechless Blood poured fro her hair But even with all the blood, he could see that her skull had caved in "Jesus Shit Holy fuck" He scrubbed a shaking hand over his face The panic within his seeo crazy on us, Zander," said Bracken

He couldn’t proe and despair filled every part of hih Gwen Feel it soothe But he didn’t feel it heal