•| SAPPHIRE I woke up with a start, my heart thumping wildly in my chest. It didn’t take me a second to realize that this wasn’t my room. The scent was different—masculine and mingled with something else in a sort of way. My throat was dry and itchy that I had to cough, the action alone causing pain to rack through my body. The memories returned in a flash, filling me with a fresh wave of anger, but when I tried to get up, I couldn’t. It felt like I had been paralyzed. I groaned and looked around the room. This was Kaiden’s room, no doubt. I’d know and recognize those dull colors anywhere. My eyes met with someone, and I blinked at the stranger who watched me in amusement. For a second, I wondered if it was the healer, but the aura he emanated felt dangerous. If I had a wolf, she would

