Chapter 33
I couldn’t stop trembling.
Every nerve inside me still burned with phantom claws, with the memory of her controlling me, twisting me, almost making me kill Kael with my own hands.
The mark on my stomach still glowed faintly, like an ember under my skin. It felt like it didn’t belong to me anymore. Like my body was a battleground, and I was just a guest inside it.
Kael didn’t let me go. His arms were iron around me, his breath rough against my hair.
“Breathe, omega. Just breathe with me.”
I clutched his shoulders and tried. But every time I closed my eyes, I heard her laugh bone-deep, echoing through me.
Kael laid me on the bed, his hands gentle, his wolf energy a low hum. He hovered above me, his face drawn tight with fury and fear.
“She tried to use your body against me
