Chapter 128

Asina is badass.

I would never have thought it was possible, and she did it without my permission—the gift I had inside me, sometimes a curse.

The pain I had felt was indescribable. It felt like an agony exploded in my entire body, but that is what I traded for— for Knight to survive.

The moment my chest constricted, I knew something terrible had happened to him.

“Alpha, we have a problem.” I heard Kaleb come in with urgency in his voice.

My eyes were closed, and my body seemed awake but dormant, like I was hibernating to regain my strength. I heard them talk, their heartbeats, and the anxiousness in their voices. I smelled their fear, too, but feeling the warmth in Knight’s hand against my own was soothing.

“What’s the problem?” Knight’s hand was gone, and his heartbeat was racing.

“A group of werewolves are attacking us northeast of the vineyards, clawing the barrier and trying to get inside the walls.”