Chapter 8

The red eyes of his wolf became unfocused for a second and I tried to right myself but then they refocused and my heart jumped to my throat.

“You’ve been rather elusive –“ The blood rushing to my head drowned out the rest of his statement.

I staggered, gripping the chair closest to me as my knees buckled. A sudden fire roared in my guts, spreading up to my head and down to my toes. Clenching my teeth and my fists, I fought down the pants rising from my chest.

My vision blurred. My teeth bit into my lips until I tasted blood. My entire body felt too hot for me. I’d felt nothing like this before – not even a tenth of this. I was burning from the inside out; tossed right into hell.

Would I die a slow death after burning from inside? Was that my fate?

“Ha, these bastards.” The Alpha’s pants reached me from a faraway place. “Shit – Hell – You –“ He hissed then groaned. “You have to come to me.” I heard his distorted voice that seemed to come from a long distance away.

My hazy gaze cleared