Chapter 145

Jaxon's POV

My legs give out and I fall to the ground on my knees. My heart hurts so badly, I feel like I can't breathe anymore. I'm almost sure I'm dying myself.

Suddenly, a white light appears, and the Council comes out of it. Rubeus is holding my mate's lifeless body in his arms with an apologetic look on his face. Melanie is wrapped in a black and purple cloak covered in blood from head to toe with large gashes all over her chest and face that haven't even began to heal.

I snatch her from him, cradling her small body in my arms. Tears spring to my eyes as I feel those familiar sparks from the mate bond. "Mel, wake up for me baby," I beg, cradling her face in my hands.

But she doesn't.

Her eyes remain closed, but I can hear her heartbeat flutter at the sound of my voice.

Thank Goddess she is alive and somewhat responsive to me.

"She'll live. I gave her the antidote for the wolfsbane," Ayla says casually.

Wolfsbane?

My jaw tenses. "How did wolfsbane get into her system?"

"Seems Alph