For the next two days, Zahra-Rose stayed by my side, helping me in every way she could to speed up my recovery, which I appreciated. But the fact that my wound was healing so slowly made no sense. It should have started healing the moment the silver blade was pulled from my side, not lingering painfully for two days.
After examining me, the pack physician delivered the answer I didn’t want to hear.
“Wolfsbane was added to the silver metal used on you,” he said, his tone grim. I accepted his explanation with a tight nod and dismissed him.
Now, I sit with Kai, trying to make sense of everything that happened that day, and how he knew about the plan they had in the arena.
“What about what I asked of you?” I say as we finally find ourselves alone. Zahra-Rose has gone to retrieve something
