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SHADOW “Okay. That’s enough for today.” “But I lit up a candle, didn’t I?” I giggled. My smile was ear-to-ear. She sighed with an eye-roll. “This is not about how you learn to light up a fire.” “Then what is it about that I’ve been doing for the whole week?” I asked begrudgingly. I’d wasted so much time and energy, and she just told me it wasn’t helpful. “It’s about your focus, your control, learning about yourself. You already figured out your gift. All you have to do is master it. Concentration and control are important, or you will hurt yourself. Before this training, how’s your senses?” “I think I have heightened than werewolves, even Califf.” “So you can focus on something but have trouble when you’re away from your mate?” “What do you mean?” I blew the candle and got up. “You can’t depend on your strength from your mate. I know people said you’re stronger when you’re together.” “I didn’t say that.” Well, I could focus on my senses when I was with Califf, even when I ha
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SHADOW I didn’t ask how did Califf get Calder’s address. I was sure he had his number, too. We showered and changed to something nice before heading to his brother’s address. “Please, be nice?” I linked our hands as we entered the lobby of Calder’s nice apartment building. “Me? Of course.” His smile didn’t convince me. He seemed to have his own agenda. I knew I didn’t change his mind, giving Calder a chance to know each other, but I would figure out what was up on his sleeve. We got into the elevator and punched the number five button. “Your father gave you the address?” I studied him thoughtfully. Those eyes were haunting. “Yeah. He texted me with the number.” He seemed calm, very calm, and it was unnerving. My temper broke. “Whatever you’re planning tonight, don’t do it, Califf. I’m warning you.” “Or what, baby? You told me to be nice.” He pulled me closer, lifted my chin, and forced me to look at him before he pressed his lips against mine. “The only plan I have for tonight
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CALIFF “That went well. Thank you,” Shadow said as she stripped off her white dress and dropped it in front of me. “You want me to play nice. Now it’s time to pay what I owe you. You know I hate to be indebted to someone when I have a way to pay it.” “Really?” Her eyebrows cocked up. “Because I don’t mind. I’m kinda exhausted anyway.” Her tone wasn’t compelling, but I opted to fall for it. “Then let me give you a massage.” I followed her when she went to the bathroom in her black lacy underwear, her firm round ass on full display. I quickly felt the tightness inside my boxers. “Califf.” She turned to face me. “Why are you doing this?” “Nothing. I’m a good mate. I wanna be there for you, and it’s just a massage. I swear unless you want to sleep with me.” She smirked because she knew I was lying. And I couldn’t believe she just smirked at me. “Sleep with me? That’s cute. What are we? Just began dating? And thank Goddess, you didn’t say make love, or I will punch you in the face.”
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SHADOW “Me? Having a PTSD?” He barked out, laughing as he pointed at himself. “I don’t get traumatized, Zarah?” “Really? Do tell, Califf?” Zarah crossed her arms over her chest as she began to get annoyed at his behavior because he thought everything was still a joke. “Human gets PTSD, even animals like dogs. Whether you agree with me, you are part human and an animal. You have an extra strand in your DNA, but it doesn’t mean you are special and not expendable. You get killed and get sick. And this is just the first stage. Do you understand me?” He finally shut up when he realized something. We shared thoughts, after all. He met my gaze, and I felt like my heart split in two. “How many times your life and your mate had been in danger? How many times have you seen death, dead bodies, and blood? Trauma isn’t only caused by war or death but also by watching your loved ones in serious illness, accidents, or the death of someone close to you or their near-death experience. And if you
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CALIFF I was dreaming. In my dream, I was running through the woods, feeling the dirt under my feet and the cold breeze against my skin. I caught the scents of the forest, and decaying leaves wafted around. As the adrenaline rushed, I felt free, and I felt my heart pumping as I ran faster, ignoring the burning in my lungs. It was a peaceful night. I was aware I was alone in a way that made it more dangerous, but there was no eerily smell of threats in the air. One moment, I was in my bare feet. The next blink, I was in a four-legged wolf. A jam of adrenaline and pain surged through me. The trembling took over faster. My whole body was caught in a flashback of fear of traps in those deaths and the pungent smell of blood, and I’d never felt an existential, physical, or emotional weakness watching the people I cared about in such agony. “Hey.” A familiar trusty voice and a hand on my face that was warm and soft. I purred to its touch. “Baby?” I jolted up and met the familiar, most
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SHADOW “That’s the side effect? And he had to go through that?” I felt his pain and anguish. He had been in the bathroom, vomiting for minutes, while I couldn’t do anything but wait outside. “He has to cleanse his body, his bloodstreams, and what he took wasn’t just a concoction.” “Figured.” “I cast a spell on it because elemental mercury can’t be removed just by puking and defecating. It needs Chelation therapy, medicine, dialysis, or surgery. It’s a plus point that he’s not human. He healed fast. He must have consumed a little amount otherwise.” Zarah shrugged. “He could be dead by now.” I looked up when tears welled my eyes. I knocked again when the bathroom seemed silent, but I could still feel his struggle and constant groaning. “Califf, can I come in?” “No.” He groaned again. “Just give me a few minutes. I’ll be out soon.” “Okay. Do you need anything?” “I’m okay, baby.” He was not close to okay, but somehow, I was relieved he was talking to me. “Call me if you need me.
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SHADOW “Dr. Sallie just called. You’re right. It’s mercury poisoning,” I told Zarah. She only gave me an I-told-you-so look. “Aren’t you getting tired of being right, Zarah?” Aira offered me coffee. “Thanks.” She paused to tell me. “You should tell his parents and everyone in the pack.” Despite my panic, I put on my Luna face. “I can’t tell anyone and cause panic. I’ll wait until Califf gets better, but I will call his parents. They might want to see their son.” “I have to tell your father to take action. You could be the target or in danger. We don’t know. He has to do something to find these people hunting all of you.” Her words rose gooseflesh on my arms. “That would be great. I haven’t told you how—” “Just shut up, child. Call his parents.” I couldn’t help but smile and be grateful despite Califf still suffering. On the brighter side, he would be okay. I unlocked the screen of my phone. “Tell them to meet up in one place so I can portal them here, including Dr. Sallie,”
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CALIFF I was soaking in my own sweat. I was burning up inside and shivering outside. I was convulsing. At first, I refused to give in. When another surge of pain seeped through every cell and bone in my body, it fucking hurt like hell. I surrendered. It felt ten times worse than in heat. Restless, my wolf was growling and howling as the spike of pain flooded my entire system— it was agonizing, traumatizing. I’d never felt so helpless that I couldn’t do something to ease his pain. I was trapped in a worse nightmare, the feeling of taking something so important to you by force— separating my body and my wolf, and it was the worst feeling in the world— it was earth-shattering— as if someone ripped my soul off of me and caged inside my own fear and nightmare for eternity. I couldn’t fathom what it felt like. No words could express it, and I wanted to bolt out, but my luck ran out a long time ago, and I was trapped in hell. I thought, maybe I was dead, and this was what the hell felt
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