Chapter 37

Brutus dumps me out of the chair with a loud thud as I land on my side, too broken to move or make a sound. My eyes are heavy and my wolf whimpers inside my head, only making the ache that much worse. The cold floor beneath me provides little to no relief so I roll onto my stomach in a sad attempt absorb more of coolness. I can still feel the poison in my veins as it slithers through me, burning hot enough to make me sweat. 

The convenient thing about being what I am is that I seem to metabolize much faster than they thought I would. Even after going through their entire supply of poison, they were unsuccessful at trying to lure my ultima powers out. I could try to explain to them that my powers only come with the blue moon as if my wolf is a moonstone, rechargeable only at the right times, but not only would they not listen, they would think I’m lying. 

I feel someone gently touch my arm, trying as carefully as possible to pull me ba