CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT: BLURRY MEMORIES

"You're mine, Venus." The voice was dark, familiar and far away. "I will raze this goddamn pack before I let any harm come to you."

A solemn oath. The whisper of a promise.

I floated in and out of consciousness, not sure if Cassius had really said those words, or if they were broken remnants of my shattered dreams.

I finally roused awake the next morning, nauseous and sick to my stomach, my head spinning wildly. The sun rays slashed across my skin, pricking me like a thousand tiny needles. I pried my eyes open only to be hit by a wave of nausea so strong, I shut them back immediately.

"Ouch," I moaned, my hands coming up to hold my head, my heart pounding in my head, a headache starting to cant a new beat in my skull.

"Venus," I heard a familiar voice, the sound of someone scampering over to my bedside in a rustle of tulle and fabric.

I opened my eyes slowly to see June staring back down at me, obstructing the biting sun rays. Her beautiful face was pinched into a worried look, concer