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Kelley is clever, determined, and desperate to stop her insane mate from taking control of our world. I have no doubt she will use every tool at her disposal to force me to do what she believes is right, even if she has to threaten innocent people to do so.
And she has Diana right there, under her thumb.
I fight tears again—and a wave of dread and panic—and force myself to keep walking. I can’t help Diana now. The best I can do for my friend is to get back to the North Star pack, get help, and find a way out of this mess that doesn’t involve death, violence, torture, or dark rituals performed under the full moon.
Good luck with that…
I ignore the inner voice. It’s probably right—I don’t see a way to peace that doesn’t involve violence of some kind—but I can’t carry that load right now.
Right now, Maxim is all the weight I can bear, and he’s worth bearing. No matter what happened between us before, hearing him cry out in his delirium for me to leave him and run, knowing his thoughts were fixed on my safety even in the midst of his own torture…
That changed things.
As did his tears and his apology and the wonder and love in his eyes when he finally realized I wasn’t a dream. He’s a complicated man, but he’s mine. Mine to care for and protect and challenge when I disagree with him. And someday, mine to laugh with and celebrate with because we will come out on the other side of this.
I have to believe that, or I won’t be able to take another step.
My world narrows to the shuffle of my feet and the rhythm of my breath, to the stubborn force of will pulsing through my veins, refusing to stop, no matter how my muscles are trembling.
I can’t stop, and I won’t.
I will not stop.
I will not stop.
I will not…
