Elara's POV
Pain.
Every inch of my skin felt like it was burning, as if I'd been thrown into boiling oil and dragged across sandpaper. I wanted to move, but my body wouldn't listen. I wanted to scream, but my throat felt packed with burning coals.
Someone was turning my arm over.
The moment the needle entered my vein, I forced my eyes open.
The light stabbed so hard my eyes watered. My vision stayed blurred for several seconds before it slowly cleared. Tyler stood beside the emergency table, face dark, jaw locked tight. He stared at the monitor, and something cold rolled through his silver-gray eyes.
Not indifference.
Killing intent.
"Wolfsbane."
His voice was low and tight.
"There's residual wolfsbane toxin in her blood."
Wolfsbane.
The words exploded in my head.
I tried to s
