I reached for my wolf, desperate for any strength, any spark of power I could use.
Nothing.
But then—
A quiet hum.
Weak. Distant. Like someone calling me from the other side of a thick wall.
Something was blocking her.
Shit.
I cursed inside my head, fighting harder to break through the fog, but the hum faded again.
The woman continued speaking as if she could sense my struggle—and enjoyed it.
“I had so much fun watching Maximus kill those women,” she said, her voice light and airy, like she was talking about the weather. “Thinking one of them could cure him? Oh, it was just… entertaining.”
She stepped closer and suddenly grabbed my jaw, her fingers digging into my skin.
My head jerked back painfully.
“Until you came,” she hissed.
Then she released me—hard.
My head snapped bac
