Chapter 72. Cruel Torture

Adeline POV

My mind was running rapidly. This couldn’t be real, could it? How didn’t I place them both before? The signs were all there, drawn out like the stars in the sky.

“D-did you initiate the rogue attack?”, I spat out.

The memory of the attack alone made me shutter in fear. I couldn’t erase the sound of the marbled wolf’s canines ripping my skin apart. It was a part of me now, for better or for worse. I had cheated death once, but I wasn’t so sure that I’d get another go at it now.

Beverly picked up a long knife that nearly resembled a sword, pricking her finger on the sharp edge. “Oh no, sweetheart”, she said like I was an idiot for asking her such an obvious question, “that was just luck”. I could tell that the knife was made of silver by the way she jolted back when her skin made contact with the blade. She placed her finger in her mouth and sucked on it quickly. The prick had instantly stitched up, thanks to her shifter healing abilities.