Claire’s POV “Anne?” I used the mind link to get through my wolf, but there was no response from her, she wasn’t speaking. It was because of her strength that I was able to get off of the train. “Are you there?” “Can you talk to me, Anne?” “Say something, please.” I think she took the hit, too, from the incident. I could still feel the connection between Anne and me; my wolf was there, but she was completely silent and not doing or saying anything. The way a bond goes quiet after a serious trauma. Was that why she was so invested in getting me off the train? I have never felt Anne this far underneath before, now it feels like she has just disappeared, and it scares me more than the hospital bed does and the nurse who wore a smiling mask on her face. My wolf, Anne, was quiet.

