DANIKA
"Kaziel? Please look at me," I say, and he shakes his head weakly, his shoulders slumped. It breaks my heart to see him like this.
"Tell me, please," I beg, and his body tenses.
"The hollow curse is not as simple as you think it is. It's been in the Lakewood bloodline for years. My mother...died because of it," his voice cracks.
I can feel his hands shaking. So, I wrap my arms tighter around him.
"Are you afraid that knowing the truth is going to make me run from you?" I ask, and he nods.
"Let me guess, the hollow curse wants me dead," I say, and his entire body freezes.
I gulp, my chest tightening. "Tell me more."
"One of the alphas in my bloodline was a tyrant. He wanted more power to destroy and control other packs, so he decided to summon an ancient god. They call him 't
