SEBASTIAN’S POV
Her body went limp in my arms the instant the shift reversed, her white fur melted into pale skin, claws retracted into trembling fingers, and the magnificent wolf that had just torn the ritual chamber apart collapsed into the bleeding, naked girl I loved. Blood seeped from the bite on her shoulder, mixing with the dirt and silver dust caked to her skin, her lips were blue and her pulse fluttered against my thumb like a trapped bird.
“Isabella!” My voice cracked raw. I pressed her against my chest, rocking, trying to force warmth into her frozen limbs. “Stay with me, baby. Stay with me.”
Caleb lay sprawled five feet away, tears cutting clean tracks through the grime on his face, he stared at her like he’d just murdered hope itself. I didn’t have time to hate him, at lea
