CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
Luca winced and one of his legs buckled. He fell onto his knee and clutched his clawed hand over his heart. His sharp teeth clenched together as a strangled cry came from his lips.
I gasped as I felt the same pain reverberate through me. My legs, too, shook and I slumped to the floor.
“Diana!” Pennae shouted as she hurried to my side and grasped my arms. “What is it? What’s wrong?”
I lifted my gaze to Luca who shut his eyes. His face was a picture of focused pain as his dragon nature began to fade into his body. In a few seconds he was a man again. The pain I felt inside me faded as Luca’s attention fell on me.
Luca studied me for a long moment and his pained expression deepened. He stretched out his hand and grasped one of mine. “I’m sorry. This is all m
