Xander’s words felt like a punch to the gut.
Darius’s mate.
How? How could he figure it out from a single tiny trinket? Was it because of the magic? Because I spoke Darius’s name? Or was it because of…
I had no time to figure it out because he was already rising to his feet.
My knees trembled as I pushed myself upright, wincing at the sight of all the open wounds on my body and the blood soaking the earth. My head felt lightheaded as I staggered backward, desperate to put as much distance between us as possible, but my legs betrayed me after only a few steps. I collapsed, gasping from the pain that exploded everywhere when my body hit the hard ground.
Thick, precious blood kept pouring out of my wounds, and I had no idea how much longer I was going to last like this. Without my wolf
