"Unless somebody trained them," I said, my teeth grinding together so hard my jaw throbbed. "Somebody with an army background. Somebody who runs a high-level military pack.""Your father," Raine whispered, looking up at me, complete horror filling her eyes. "Richard Wright.""He wouldn't just send them in to kill," I said, my chest heaving as the deep physical toll of the bond suddenly hit me like a ton of bricks. My knees wobbled, and I had to put a heavy hand against the wall to keep from falling."Xavier!" Raine caught my arm, pulling my heavy frame against her shoulder. "What's wrong?""The bond..." I panted, sweat pouring down my face as my white-hot energy suddenly turned into a heavy, crushing ache. "It's taking too much... it's draining us both.""I feel it too," Raine admitted, her own breath coming in ragged, shallow gasps. Her ice-blue eyes were losing their bright glow, turning dull with sheer exhaustion. "It gives us crazy st
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