With my free hand, I parted her lips… just as the liquid began to slide toward the edge, a voice cut through the silence. “What are you doing here?” I froze, the vial slipping slightly in my grasp as cold dread washed over me. My head whipped around to see Kai standing in the doorway. His expression was a mix of shock and anger. “Kai!” I stammered, my mind racing to come up with an explanation. Quickly, I corked the vial and slipped it into my pocket, but I knew Kai had caught me. “What is this?” Kai demanded, moving towards me. He had entered the room from an adjoining room on the side. His eyes narrowed, flicking between me and the unconscious she-wolf. “Why are you here, and what were you about to do? You said you had cramps…” “I…” I struggled to find the right words. I had anticip

