The forest was quiet now, except for the crackle of the fire and the thunder of my own beating heart.Julian’s werewolf healing ability worked with me, pushing out the splinters as quickly as I removed them. Before long, his back was only covered with dried blood and fur. Though in a moment, even th
Julian’s POVIn this moment, in wolf form, clinging to the top of this speeding sedan with both my front and back claws, I felt a rage stronger than that which I had ever known before.In the past, when the airplane had taken Amber from me, I had been powerless to stop it. Here and now, I had a chan
Julian’s POVI had no real idea of how long Amber would be needed at the hospital yet, so I knew I didn’t have any right to worry. But when hours went by and there was still no sign of her, I couldn’t help the concern that began to claw at the inside of my chest.By now, I had been to the grocery st
Amber’s POVWhile I started to bring components together for a cure, I sent Julian out to find and retrieve Mayor Gibson. I was mostly certain of the cause of this disease, but I would need a few answers from the mayor to be one hundred percent sure.Fortunately, the cure could be made using another
Amber’s POVThe hospital’s lab left a lot to be desired. It was tiny, the size of a broom closet, with only a quarter of the supplies that I’d worked with in other places. Beggars couldn’t be choosers though. This was all I had to work with, so I had to succeed with just this. Somehow.So far, the H
Amber’s POVMayor Gibson had a car waiting and gestured for me to join him. I had every intention to, but first, I turned toward Julian and Alice.If the disease affected children, the last place I wanted Alice to be was near where all the sick children were.Julian seemed to have a similar idea. We