Chapter 138

Ellie POV

Dominic arrives ten minutes later.

I know it’s him before I see him.

Partly because he’d rushing. Footsteps a mess, a few yelps as a rush of air blast from the hall. Him transforming back into a human.

He stops a mess at the door frame, heaving. His hair beheaded, a loose T and sweats.

His eyes dart around the room of wide eyes.

“Um,” He takes a quick breath, “You…Called? Is Ellie—”

His sights lock on me.

Something shifts at the edge of my awareness, like the room tightening, like my body recognizing something my mind hasn’t caught up to yet.

“What’s going on?” he asks, voice low, controlled, but there’s a crack under it that makes my chest ache.

The chief healer gestures him forward. “Stand there. For now.”

Dominic’s brow furrows, but he does as he’s told, stopping on the far side of the bed. Too far.

The pain is still there. Still gnawing, still pulsing behind my eyes and down my spine like something is hollowing me out from the inside. I bite my lip hard enough to taste b