BLAKE I could only watch as my mate writhed in pain on the ground, not able to save her from it. Through our mate bond, Dean and I could feel a portion of that pain that took over her body. It was as if my own body was splitting in half from the inside out. “What the hell do you think you’re doing?! Get her out of there!” I screamed. The women never ceasing their ritual. I slammed my body against the invisible barrier over and over, it was all I could do. Dean was fighting me for control, but I fought back, working extremely hard to keep him contained. There was no knowing what he would do. “Mate need us! Let. Me. Out!” Shouted Dean. “No! They need to close the ritual before we do anything! If you kill them now, Kiera could be gone forever!” I screamed through the mind-link, figh

