Then we were alone in my mother's desecrated dining room, and the silence was suffocating.He stood across from me, his breathing still harsh, his eyes slowly fading from black back to grey. But the gold rims remained, his wolf still too close to the surface."Thank you," I whispered, hating that I had to say it. Hating that I owed him my life.His jaw clenched. "Don't."I knew that Ares, the soft wolf monster who tore the door down for me, was gone, and now, I was speaking to Ares, the evil, hateful monster."You saved my life...""My wolf saved your life," he corrected sharply. "There's a difference." He ran a hand through his dark hair with barely controlled violence. "The incomplete bond...when you started dying, it drove him feral. I couldn't control him. I was going to lose him and die as a result. Had no choice but to let him take over."The admission cost him something, I could tell. Admitting he lost control."So you didn't... You weren't..." I struggled to find the words."W
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