KAEL’S POV
Die.
The word hit harder than anything else.
My chest tightened, something unfamiliar and sharp digging into me as I looked at Ilyana—pale, shaking, breaking under the pain.
No.
Not her.
Not like this.
My hand hovered uselessly at my side before I dragged it through my hair, pacing once, twice, my wolf going feral inside me.
I should have been here.
I should have protected her.
A low, dangerous growl built in my chest, my eyes burning as they locked on the wound on her neck.
I’ll kill him.
I’ll kill all of them.
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It took a total of three hours before Atasha was able to remove all the venom from her body. Carius and I held her down, allowing Atasha to clean the wound, disinfect it, and make sure everything was done properly.
After she finished, Ilyana still
