"Something's wrong," Lucian's voice was tight, his hand clenched into a fist at his side as he staggered, the usual power in his stance wavering. "I feel—" His words cut off as a sharp tremor ran through him, his grip tightening around the arm of the chair. His breathing was labored, his golden eyes flickering between wolf and human.
Panic coiled in my stomach like a tightening noose. I rushed toward him, but before I could reach him, Kael cursed under his breath and dropped to one knee. His hand shot to his chest, his muscles convulsing like they were being ripped apart from the inside. "It’s... spreading," he gritted out.
No. No, this couldn’t be happening.
I knelt beside Kael, gripping his shoulders, feeling the unnatural heat beneath his skin. He was burning up, his body rejecting t
