(Vera POV)Xela whimpered in my head, and it frightened me because she never whimpered. “Don't leave us.” She said, and for a few moments, she took charge from me. I“Xela.” I tried to call her back, but she wasn’t ready to hear anything. “I know it's the drug. I know. But don't leave us. I will lose all control without you… Please,” She said, and I quickly regained my control and looked at their worried faces. Their eyes were glued to my face. “I-i am okay, but Xela is not. She needs you… here,” I said in a hesitant tone. I knew it was poison, but Xela was about to lose control, which could create more problems for me. This was exactly what the poison was designed to do… to follow our natural and raw instincts. Instinct to claim, mark, and mate. It was also applying it several times, so it was stripping away all reason until the body and its needs became louder than the mind. I closed my eyes to regain my control again. “Go.” They didn’t move an inch. “Vera—”“Go before I chan
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