Page 200 of Wolf Roulette

Strong arms held me.

A growl that would be menacing to anyone else brought me comfort.

I opened my eyes.

“Sascha?” Unbearably tired, I smiled at him.

He squeezed me tight. “Andie.”

The healing I always felt at his touch was ramped on high.

I frowned.Reallyhigh.

His arms slid away, and I rolled off as he toppled sideways to the sand.

I scrambled to his side. “Sascha?”

His heartbeat was slow. Breath laboured.

“What’s happening to him?” I shouted.

Stewards and Luthers surrounded us. I didn’t care.

Evelyn stepped forward. “You weren’t in the best shape, dear. He healed you. He’ll be okay soon.”

As she said it, his heartbeat stopped dropping and began to strengthen.

My lower lip trembled. Forgetting our audience, I rested my head on his chest and held him close.

Don’t you dare try to heal us in return,Greyson scolded.

Okay,Booker and I replied meekly.

Sascha’s arms came around me, and covered in sand, we held each other.

We can intentionally heal each other now?Before, we’d touched and waited for the bond to do its thing. What I’d felt just now… Sascha hadpushedthe healing into me or something.

Our bond twists together, remember?he said wearily.But our ability to heal is finite. As is your power to command the pack as you did.

I’d known that. Booker was in control. She’d promised not to push any further than a depletion we could recover from in a day. I’d risked Sascha’s life in the past by accident and wasn’t about to do it again.

Of course, he’d chosen to nearly kill himself to heal me anyway.

Please don’t ever do that again,I told him.

If the situation were reversed, little bird?

If I’d known we could do this, then I would have poured nearly everything I had into him in Sandstone.Fair point.

The murmurs around us surged as the whine of a boat engine reached my ears.

The marshals,Sascha said in response to my confusion.

Oh my god. The game.

Greyson snorted, and I felt Sascha’s affection.

Something you want to share?I pulled back.

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