**AVA'S POV** I still couldn’t believe it. My eyes widened in shock. I staggered back, clutching my shoulder—I had been shot. Blood was already soaking through my clothes, and worst of all, I wasn’t hearing Jia. She just wasn’t helping me. I tried to reach out to get her to call for help, but she didn’t respond. I dropped to my knees as my legs suddenly became weak, unable to keep me standing any longer. The man tucked his gun away, shoving it into his pocket, and walked toward me, slow and steady, smiling smugly like he’d just won a bet that earned him millions. Once he arrived where I knelt, he crouched down so that he could look me in the eye. “Wolfsbane,” he said. “It works like magic. Even the strongest werewolves can't resist wolfsbane, and neither can you. You can’t resist it. You know, I do enjoy you bragging about everything you are. Well, look at you now—how hilarious.” As he spoke, he beat his lap with his palm, laughing in my face, and I couldn’t do anything about it
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