The Freak Is The Mate Of The Lycan
"Ares, no, no, no—"
Perla pulls the blade out slowly, deliberately. Ares collapses forward, blood pooling beneath him.
"The blade is cursed," Perla explains, her voice clinical, detached. Like she's describing the weather. "It severs the bonds between mates. Right now, he's bleeding out from both the physical wound and the spiritual one. He has minutes. Maybe less."
She walks toward me, leaving bloody footprints on the temple floor. The invisible force releases me, and I scramble forward, crawling toward Ares, my vision blurred with tears.