Raven’s POV The pain hit different than claws or teeth.It was fire.Pure, burning fire pouring straight into my blood.I staggered back from Selene. My front legs gave out. The ice slammed into my wolf chest. The silver knife stuck out of my side, the handle was still in Selene’s paw. She yanked it free and shifted back to human in one smooth move, naked and smiling, blood running down her arm.I tried to stay wolf. I tried to hold the shape.I couldn’t.The shift tore out of me backwards. Fur melted away and my bones snapped again. My body shrank and folded in on itself. In seconds I was human, naked on the ice, curled around the hole in my side.The burn spread fast. From my ribs to my stomach. Up my chest. Down my legs. My heartbeat pushed the poison deeper with every pump.I screamed.The sound came out weak and broken.The bond lit up like someone poured gasoline on it and every mate felt me.Ethan, who had been half sitting, half lying on the ice, jerked upright. His eyes
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