~The Next Shift~

ELRICH

Kian’s voice broke the silence of the room. "She won’t survive the next full moon if she shifts."

I froze mid-step, as the words slammed into me harder than any blow I’d taken in battle. "She what?" I asked, though I’d heard him clearly.

He didn’t look at me right away, he just dragged a hand down his face and sighed, with eyes heavy with pity. "Her body’s already unstable. The tether inside her—it’s feeding off her strength. If she lets her wolf ...