THE HEALER'S CURSE

ed as I said, "Say it, Kieran." The only sound to break the

h or a hint of the connection that was pulsing through my chest like a lifeline. I held

abrupt as he said, "Y

s crashed into me. "What do you need?" I c

n lead alongside me and stand at my side. Not. He dismissed me with a sweep of his

nship was a thread on the verge of breaking.

, I

ght the want to let them fall. "

voice cutting through th

oat. And Kieran, what about the Moon Goddess? She granted us a mate connection, b

is pack requires is unknown t

npleasant. "Obviously. Kieran, the Alpha,

. Just stood there, where my compani

ling voice. Say the words if you're that

tainty? It didn't matter that I couldn't tell. The quintessential rep

my mate and Luna by me, Kieran,

nection

around me, and I gripped at my heart, struggling to breathe. There was a glaring hole w

said in a shat

Go, Celeste." "Go live your life as

feel liberated. I felt as if a part of me h

ad been suppressing overflowed. I felt the chilly nigh

ftly through the woods. Everyone had witnessed it.

t turn

off r

ip me. I was unable to stop. Even though my legs hurt and my chest burned, I persist

en I eventually passed out. The world was bathed in silver li

out

, rage, and heartache I was unable to control. My fists clenched in

could he disregard me a

e the impression that I was unimportant. He had said

carcely heard above m

the agony subsided and my chest began to hurt throbbingly. Until the moon sta

I g

ce of the tears. Despite my weak body and

me. He wasn't necessary for me.

to be mine, the pack, an

I remai

woul

dow Pack behind, taking one f

Even though I was exhausted and my limbs were shaking, I continued. I was unable to. Every rustling of l

ingle at the n

ss enveloped the twisted outlines of the trees, which stood quiet. With the shards

awing at my throat, I

ie

e hair on my arms sprang up. I became more perceptive

, I commanded, "Show yourself." Low in my breast,

y breath caught. Lean and tall, with piercing blue eyes that appeared to gleam in the low light and black hair that curled sl

home, little wolf," in a smoo

With a harsh

is lips as he cocked his head. "A perso

confusion. "What a

closer. "You no longer belong to them, do y

y fingers into fists. "H

ough his widening grin. "Celeste, I k

cy. "How are you

y the intensity of his stare. "Because your narrative and min

d in the distance as th

at I could have encountered something fa