Page 36 of You're Not My Mate

“I know this is not fine.”

She smiled. “I … it’s … the pain, at times I feel like my skin is burning, like I want to tear my flesh right off the bones.”

He nodded. “That’s part of the transition.”

Lelah nodded. “Then it’s like my body is so cold, and even if I was to stand in a volcano, I wouldn’t be able to get warm.”

“That’s also part of the transition. It’s how the wolf becomes one with … you.”

He saw her look down at her body, and he quickly removed his jacket, trying to give her the warmth she so desperately needed.

“This isn’t good, though, is it?” Lelah asked.

Draco couldn’t say a word. This was the first woman he’d been close to in a long time. She was also the first human woman he’d ever been able to stand. When it came to humans, he’d always struggled with his control. Even though he knew not all of them were responsible for taking his mate, he pushed them to the same category of being his enemy, and there were times he wanted to kill every one of them.

“No, it’s not good,” he said, hating to be honest.

She gave a light laugh. “I like your honesty.” She shook hard. “You know, all I did was go to the vet with a dog I had rescued.”

Lelah began to shake even more.

Draco had told her as much information as he willingly could. She knew of Doctor Milton. He’d claimed to have needed to give her a shot. Lelah hadn’t known it wasn’t necessary for a vet to give anyone who’d brought in a stray an injection, but he’d done so for her. She hadn’t argued or questioned it.

This made him hate Milton even more. He didn’t get consent from the people he experimented on. This was just a sick and twisted game to him.

“Do you know what happened to the dog?” Draco asked.

Lelah shook her head. “No, I don’t remember anything other than being passed out.”

Draco wanted to touch her shoulder, to offer her comfort, but anytime he touched her, it seemed to cause her more pain.

He knew he should tell the club, but then they’d put her in the cages or try a new method.

For the past few days, he’d been thinking about Rose’s suggestion. He’d not shared his blood with Lelah. None of them had shared blood with any of the infected humans, not even Graham. Draco ran a hand over his face.

“Are you okay?” Lelah asked.

“There’s … a … there is something we haven’t tried yet,” Draco said.

“What is it?” Lelah asked.

“Drinking my blood.”

“Like a vampire?” Lelah frowned.

“Yes, although I’m not a vampire. I’ve got wolf blood and human blood. We don’t know if it will work, but it’s something we have not tried. Our blood and Milton’s experiments caused this. I don’t know if it will work.”

Lelah’s shaking got worse, and he saw it was starting to take hold of her.

“I think it is something we should try.”

“You’ve not told any of your club about me, why?” Lelah asked.

Draco didn’t like her changing the subject. “Because there are some members who may take one look at you and wish to put you out of your misery.”

Her eyes glistened. “It’s that bad?”

Draco thought about the few humans he had seen. Alpha and the guys wouldn’t allow him to be present, due to hisissues, but he had snuck out and seen one or two. Draco wouldn’t wish that kind of pain on anyone.

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