Page 14 of Wolf's Endgame

Where have you been? It was a stupid question really and merely highlighted to me how messed up I was. Where had she been? Nowhere. If she could leave me, then I had no doubt she would be gone.

The alpha, his Will is strong. The sleep we enter is deep.

I could hear her resentment. Yeah, she wasn’t a fan of Cannon. They killed him.

I felt her presence a little more, and I braced myself for her joy at my mate’s death.

The alpha? Is dead?

She sounded confused, and despite myself, I felt the tears spill over once more. I couldn’t say it again, so I nodded.

What makes you think he is dead?

It wasn’t what I was expecting, and I was stumped on an answer for a moment. Landon told me that they killed him.

Moonstar was silent, and the more I listened to her silence, the more I realized I knew she was thinking. Had I ever known it this clearly before? I could feel her weighing her words before she spoke.

Why would you believe this?

What?

Why would you think he was dead?

Frowning, I looked inward to where my wolf lay, amber eyes watching me. Because if Cannon were alive, I wouldn’t be here, chained to a wall. And every one of these fuckers would be dead.

The wolf’s head tilted to the side as she considered me. Can you not feel him?

Bitterness swelled within me. You don’t need to hammer it home. You didn’t like him. He’s gone, don’t be cruel.

I think she rolled her eyes at me.

You are older to know better.

Something I hadn’t felt in days surged within me. Hope. Moonstar? Are you saying…? Is he?

Your alpha lives.

I was on my feet so quickly I made myself dizzy. Are you sure?

She gave a huff, resting her head back on her paws. You are mates. If he dies, your agony would be more than a throbbing in the arm, child. That kind of pain would have brought me back a lot sooner.

He was alive? Oh my Luna, he was alive?

I need to get to him!

Moonstar yawned and then jerked her head towards my wrist. Get it off.

I don’t know how. It burns to touch.

I felt her presence even stronger as she lifted my arm to inspect my wrist. No burn marks on the flesh. It only feels like it burns.

Still reeling from the fact Cannon may be alive and the fact that I just felt my body be used by my passenger for the first time, it took me longer than it should have to hear what she said.

What does that mean? It’s not silver?

It is. We feel it binding. It should mark the flesh. You only bleed.

Only? Inspecting my wrist much like Moonstar had done, I saw only redness, some scabbing, but mostly open welts and blood. It hurts.

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