The cold water from the shower ran through my body, washing away the blood stains.Definitely not my blood,I was barely touched. But the blood of Marcus's hybrids, the wolves we had lost, the violence that had painted me from head to toe.Kael's hands were gentle as he washed it away, but I could feel his restraint through the bond. The need to claim, to reassure himself I was alive, to erase the fear he had felt when that power had exploded out of me."I'm okay," I said softly."You collapsed.""I collapsed because I used too much power. Not because I was hurt." I turned in his arms, pressing against his naked body. The hot water cascaded over both of us. "Kael, I'm fine."His red eyes met mine. "You scared the hell out of me. When you pulled from all four bonds at once" His jaw clenched. "I felt it. Felt you draining me. And I would have given you everything, every last drop, if it meant keeping you alive.""I know." I reached up, cupping his face. "I felt it too. Your strength,
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