Lucy.Pain.It struck me first in the head, a dull, throbbing ache that pulsed with every heartbeat. My eyes fluttered open, vision blurring around the edges as I blinked at the upside-down world in front of me. It took a second for my brain to register what had happened. My legs were awkwardly twisted against the dashboard, and my seatbelt bit into my ribs like a steel trap.I wasn’t dreaming.The car had crashed.Smoke filled the air, thick and suffocating, and the acrid sting of gasoline and burning rubber clawed at my lungs. I tried to move, wincing as pain screamed through my body, but the fear I felt overpowered everything.“Alpha?” My voice cracked, hoarse and shaky. “Alpha Ellison?”I twisted my head around as best I could, and there he was. Slumped over the steering wheel, motionless. Blood trickled down the side of his temple, staining his collar. For a horrible second, I thought he was dead.“No, no, no—Ellison!” My panic rose, claws raking at my throat. I reached over with
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