30. A NEW PRESENCE
{LUMIRA} His fangs sank into my neck and I shut my eyes momentarily, adapting to the pain. A searing sensation coated my neck for a split second. It made me feel uncomfortable, almost drove me to tears. But that pain felt less compared to the one that struck when something sprang alive inside my head. A growl tore through my skull, prompting me to push Vance away. I didn't know where that strength came from, but he was already a few feet apart from me. “Aargh!” I groaned, clutching my head as the torment persisted. A gnawing presence writhed inside of me, groaning, struggling as if it had just been awoken from a deep slumber. My breathing pace slowed and heat bubbled within me. “What’s going on?” “Your wolf,” Vance said, his voice fading in my head. “Don’t resist her, Lumira.
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