Alpha's Regret After I Died
“No no no—”
It felt like being skinned alive from the inside out, like years were being forced back into my bones all at once. My skin burned, tightened, and sagged, my hands curled, clawed, and shaking as I collapsed to the ground.
I gasped, choking on pain, rage, and the sudden, sickening truth clawing its way through me.
Liz.
She had taken it back. She had worked out how to break it. My scream faded, being nothing more than a harsh, long breath, as my body withered, the magic gone, leaving only pain.