Chapter 186. The Third Gift II

Ashe paused, her gaze looked towards the fire, lost in a faraway thought "Let me tell you the story of Inanna and Conri" She said and began to recite a tale as ancient as she. I listened intently until she had finished. A greater understanding of our wolves and what we meant Lamia and I meant to each other.

"How do I get back" It was a stupid question, I knew it as soon as I asked it but my haste to save my mate from whatever fate the gods had bestowed upon her was my priority, the rest of Ashe's words going in one ear and out the other.

She chuckled. "Open your eyes silly. "

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My eyes shot open, my chest heaved and I gasped for air, gulping it into my starving lungs. The first thing I noticed was the rotten stench of flesh and dried crusted blood. I gagged and rolled to the side, blinking my eyes at the brightness. I could taste death, the smell so strong I began to puke.

Next, I noticed the pain in my back as