Cole's entire body went rigid.
“No.”
I turned toward him.
“Cole—”
“No. Absolutely not.”
Well, that went about as expected.
Selene raised one elegant eyebrow. Apparently, the Moon Goddess herself was about to experience my mate's protective streak.
“Alpha Cole,” she said, “your mate's gift is hers to understand and hers to use.”
His jaw tightened. “I understand that. But I'm not going to stand by while she kills herself trying to save someone.”
I squeezed his hand. “Good. Because I wasn't planning on doing that.”
Selene explained that a minor wound might leave me tired, while healing a catastrophic injury could leave me unconscious for days. Attempting to bring someone back from the dead without sufficient strength could cost me my own life.
Wonderful.
I'd been a supernatural he
