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My wolf struggled to the surface, forcing a partial transformation; my claws extended, and 1 slashed wildy at the
face of the man who had his arms locked around my throat. Black dots. clouded my vision, | was getting weaker,
but | summoned every last ounce of strength for the final strike, and | knew | got him on the throat. Blood
sprayed on my face as he letgo.
I inhaled deeply; my throat hurt.
Just then the door burst open. Thane and Axel walked in, followed by a swarm of guards.
“Wait outside,” Thane said to the soldiers before slamming the door. He rushed to me.
“Riley, are you alright?”
Panic.
| could sense that now, it was clear in his eyes; it was clear in his voice.
Axel had his eyes at the injured men.
“I am fine,” | said, trying to rise up, only to feel the sharp pain in my ankle. | let out a whimper. | lost my footing,
but Thane caughteasily before | could fall back to the ground. His eyes darkened, switching to that scary
pure black before switching back, he was trying to control it.
“Take her away,” he said to Axel, his voice hoarse, and Axel nodded, quickly pickingup.
“Pl.. Please...,” one of my attackers begged, his voice shaky with panic. The other one had unveiled his face; he
shook in fear, glancing at the gun a few steps away, like he was considering ending his own life.
Axel carriedaway, but not before | heard a panicked scream. | felt no pity for them.
| just killed a man, and yet, yet | felt... nothing.
Axel tookinto his room; he placedgently on his bed.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“We'll have to take you back to the healers,” he said to me.
“I am not going back there... | had only left a few days ago.”
“It doesn’t matter, you are injured.”
“Is only a few bruises; those would heal up on their own.”
“Your ankle is broken.”
“You could... like fix it, right?” He stared atand then my legs.
“I don't like seeing you hurt, and this would hurt.”
“Just do it, please.”
He let out a breath, and | knew | had won this argument.
“I have to say, | was impressed; you did good back there,” he said, taking my leg and placing it on his thigh.
“Thank you,” | replied, but those words... how much | had longed to hear them. | hated being weak, and Axel had
been right when he said ‘I didn’t know my own strength‘. | had just been so used to being wolfless that |
restricted my wolf's abilities, but no more.
| was distracted, and Axel seized the opportunity quickly and easily snapping my ankle back into place. The pain
disappeared almost immediately, but damn, that did hurt like a bitch. Only then did I notice that | had dug my
fingers into Axel’s arm.
“Sorry,” | say, pulling away, but | noticed | drew blood. Axel didn’t seem fazed by that.
“Axel stata
“There is a bruise on your We both knew what caused the bruise, so | didn't need to explain. “I'm sorry we
couldn't be there faster.”
‘But you came, and that’s all that matters,” | said to him, and | meant it.
| didn’t realize exactly when | fell asleep. But my eyes snapped open the moment Thane came
1.in.
“How is she doing?” he asked Axel.
“Better, she wouldn't be needing a healer.” Axel said, and Thane didn’t even argue that. | imagine it would have
been completely different if that had been coming from me.
“Any idea who is behind this?” Thane asks Axel.
“Beatrix should be questioned.”
“Looks like we share the sopinion; | have reasons to believe that she was involved in the last attack,” Thane
says, and that’s when it hit me. He didn’t know the truth; she was behind it, but we had both kept that truth
away from him.
“She orchestrated the last attack, though things felt out of plan and she backed out, but she had been the one
who brought up the idea,” Axel says, and Thane’s gaze met with his.
“And you know this because?”
“She toldawhile ago,” Axel says. | noticed he didn’t add the fact that | knew too.
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