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Alana's POV

I was drowning in a sea of untold pain, my muscles weak and pulsating without mercy. I gasped for air, feeling more blood gush out of my wound. With every single breath I managed to inhale, I felt a sharp stab that left me paralyzed.

I could hear voices talking around me, but I couldn’t figure them out. Everything else was passing in a blur. Firm hands carried me off the floor and back on the bed, but I felt numb, my life force getting drained out of me by the minute.

I tried to connect with my wolf, but she had retreated further into the back of my mind, making it even more difficult. The fact that I was half human and half wolf didn’t help very much. I was vulnerable and weak. My kind is often frowned upon, but I didn’t choose to be made this way, nor can I change who I am.

The pain was unbearable, and I wanted to die and end this agony. But Kai wouldn’t let me. His scent filled me whole as he came to me, his face a mask of horror and guilt as he hovered around my bed, s