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CelineI turned in the vegetation, searching for Elowen, who was curled up, clutching her foot that wouldn’t stop bleeding. The book lay discarded a few meters away from us.“I’m coming…” I said, trying not to scream from the searing pain in my shoulder. I took a deep breath, sat up without putting pressure on the injured side, and slowly made my way to the book, which felt even heavier in my arms. “We have to get out of here…” I murmured, dragging myself toward the professor.“I can’t move,” she sobbed uncontrollably. I looked at her ankle, which was destroyed, the bone exposed in an open fracture.“I’m going to protect you. I’m so sorry, sweetheart.” I handed her the book and scanned the surroundings for anything sharp enough to fend off whatever was about to emerge in front of us.I walked unsteadily, trying to find something that could help us, but nothing seemed sharp enough. I returned to Elowen’s side just as I heard the birds shriek and then take flight all at once. The ground

CelineI asked Jordan not to come see me that night. I was still too angry with everything that was happening. The healing in my shoulder was progressing at an accelerated rate, as if the toxin from that damned wolf were fusing with my flesh.I made a video call with Diana and saw my little one smiling and chatting happily. Somehow, that calmed my heart. The only thing that continued to worry me was how I would endure the transformation process. I still hadn’t had the courage to ask any of those wolves what really happened. All I knew was what I had seen in fiction movies.“When are you coming home, ma’am?” Diana asked excitedly, thinking I was in a hotel room.“As soon as possible. Things are a little more difficult than I imagined.” She nodded and went back to showing my little one playing.“I believe he’ll be discharged tomorrow.” I smiled at the prospect of taking him out of the hospital.“That’s wonderful. Keep Ben at home and don’t leave until I get back.” I continued giving Dia

CelineI stayed in an isolated room until Ton came to get me. His expression was more serious than usual, and I figured my behavior was to blame.“I’m sorry,” I said, walking behind him.“You don’t owe me an apology,” he replied dryly and moved away without looking at me.“I know I don’t. I don’t know what came over me.” I tried to justify myself. “I got jealous,” I finally admitted, seeing Ton turn to me with an assessing gaze.“Learn to control it, ma’am, or your Alpha will do it for you.” I narrowed my eyes at his threat.“I’ll do my best,” I huffed, walking past him toward the door and stomping harder than necessary.Jordan watched me with an enigmatic look, and I sensed his words were held back only to prevent any more tension from building in that moment.“You’ll ride with me in this car, and Ton will go with Elowen in the other one.” I nodded and got in without waiting for him to say anything else.“Can we go straight home? I need to see my baby,” I said as soon as he sat down

JordanReleasing some of Celine’s senses had been transformative. She seemed more open to all the emotions swirling around her. She felt more connected to our world, and that gave me a small measure of peace.“When do you plan to tell everyone about me?” she asked while we were having dinner.“I believe they already know.” I shrugged, and she lowered her fork, studying me more closely. “Elowen is there with Ton, and she left with you.” I continued eating while she pondered the matter.“Do they know I’m your destined mate?” I nodded.“And even if they didn’t, they’d have to accept you anyway.” She pushed her plate away.“That’s not how it works,” she said, standing up and carrying her plate to the sink.“In my pack, it is. I command, they obey.” She turned, keeping her hands behind her back.“Imposing myself like that will only make them hate me even more.” I realized her reluctance wasn’t with the entire pack, but with a specific group that had already attacked and mocked her.“They w

CelineJust as Jordan had promised, I woke up without a single purple bruise on my body. Everything seemed to have returned to normal—except that nothing would ever be the same again.My life was transforming in an uncontrolled way, and with every step I took, I moved closer to this new version of myself while a flood of worries occupied my mind.I was afraid of not being what Jordan expected, of not being able to please his pack, but above all else, my greatest fear was that Ben wouldn’t be safe during this process.My son was the most important person in my life, and I couldn’t bear the idea of staying away from him any longer. Still, I needed to learn how to deal with my lupine side once and for all.I didn’t have to like it. I just had to tolerate it. Yes, that was the exact definition of what I was deciding in that moment—I would simply tolerate the invasion.Slowly, I got out of bed, feeling my body protest against the effort. Even though the bruises were gone, the pain still li