The fire in my veins did not kill me. It consumed me, burning away the poison, the fear, and the last remnants of the weak, terrified girl I used to be.
As Dominic continued to feed from my neck, the excruciating pain gradually transformed into a humming, buzzing electricity of power. My heart, which had been slowing to a deadly halt, suddenly sped up, beating in time with the large Alpha gripping me.
The purple fog that had filled my head dissipated. I inhaled, my lungs stretching to fill with fresh, sweet air. All of my senses were on fire. I could hear the frightened pulse of the pack doctor kneeling beside me. I could taste the acrid aftertaste of the wolfsbane fading away.
But more than anything, I could feel him.
'Sophie.' The guttural voice was not spoken to me. It reverberated
