st a few day

inside me, still raw and aching from the night before. Ronan's rejection hadn't jus

so easily? Was being a hybr

o matter how I spun it in my head, the truth was inescapable,

an't keep her

est, trying to steady the f

.. some part of me..some pathetic, hidden piece-had

sted. I looked like death warmed over, and I didn't need a mirror to confirm it. My

d the momen

ghost! Are you sure you do

ed her off. "A healer won't f

truly. My pain wasn't physical. It was deeper, embedded in the marrow of my bones. My wolf wh

d let him

growing, as it always did after dusk. Rogues, shifters, wanderers-our regulars filled the space wi

ld bottle I hadn't touched. My thoughts c

ve felt like to

at I was stronger alone. But deep down, I craved it. The warmth. The bond. T

never have it

lass caught my eye. My gaze snapped

na

still feel the phantom sting of his rejection clawing at my soul. He wore that same c

use passed

I saw

tiful tall and willowy, her posture dripping confidence. She

've turn

e would finally spill out and torch everything in my path. I stopped in front of him, close enough to

irred in my chest. I could feel

rs clenching as if trying to fight his hunger. His body leaned in sli

t took everything in me to stop.

again, dark amber flickered in their depths. Eyes blazing coldly. But I had already seen

t, didn't you? You feel it, even no

ned. "Don't fl

"And I know that. I saw it just now. So

clenched, her eyes sharp as daggers. She lo

my arm hard and pulling me seve

in. "What, you're afraid they'll know? That you can't hide

the world. Do you think that changes anything? I rejected you, Seli

e effort not to scream. "Is that all you have for me? More cruel words? I don'

Without another word, he

voice cracking as I to

my voice ma

tole the breath from my lungs. My hand lifted before I knew

kicked in fast. He dodged, just barely, as the lightning-like st

ssion mir

clutching my chest. My heart t

.. wa

Buzzing beneath my skin

lazing. I didn't even have time to move before her ha