Chapter Thirty-Eight
Nikki
My mother appeared at my side, kneeling next to us. “Oh, no,” she whispered, touching his cheek. “Not him...”
Tears streamed down my cheeks as I fought to catch my breath. “He’ll be okay,” I insisted, wiping them with the back of my hand. “I’ve seen worse.”
She looked at me, her face pinched. “But –”
Victor yelped as Ethan slammed him against a tree. I watched as he grabbed Victor by the throat and prepared to impale him with his fangs. Two other lycan attacked from behind, however, and Ethan was knocked sideways and into the snow.
“I need to kill Victor,” I said, my voice hollow. Instead, of moving, however, I looked down at Duncan and closed his eyelids with my fingers. “Sleep, Duncan. You’ll be better soon.”
“Nikki,” said my mother, as she watched Marti
