Jamie's eyes, which always seemed cold and calculating, showed he was at a loss for the first time.The next second, he dropped the wolf fang necklace and pulled me into his arms. He was holding me with all his strength.He held me so tightly I could barely breathe.With his face buried deep in the curve of my neck, his hot breath brushed against my skin. I could feel his powerful body trembling ever so slightly.Neither of us spoke, but that embrace said everything.We didn't return to the Royal City right away.Under the cover of night, Jamie led me away from every main road where scouts might be watching and deep into the forest.My silver moon power had temporarily stabilized his injuries. The bleeding had stopped, but the wounds still looked brutal.We found an abandoned hunter's cabin to use as a temporary shelter. It stood only half a day's journey from the Royal City. It was hidden enough to avoid detection, yet close enough to receive news from within the city.The ca
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