“But… werewolves don’t fall sick like that.”
She gives a bitter chuckle, one that doesn’t reach her eyes. “No. They don’t.”
I wait, heart pounding.
She looks away, speaking slowly. “After you escaped, Diana planned to torture me as punishment—to lure you back. Logan tried to reject me. He wanted to sever the bond so he wouldn’t have to feel the pain I was about to endure.”
I stare at her, horrified.
“But I didn’t accept it,” she continues, her voice now hard. “If I had, he would’ve been free. So I refused. I made sure he felt everything."
My mouth parts in shock.
“He begged Diana to stop, said he’d feel it worse than me. She laughed in his face and reminded him it was his punishment for not ‘taming’ you. And then…” She shrugs. “He collapsed from the pain. Passed out cold. His body c
