Few Hours Ago...

~Alora~

I woke up drowning.

At least, that's what it felt like—my lungs struggling for air, my body too heavy to move, my mind trapped somewhere between consciousness and the dark void the wolfsbane had pulled me into.

'Anya?' I called weakly into my mind. 'Anya, are you there?'

Nothing. Just silence where my wolf should be. The wolfsbane had knocked her out completely, leaving me alone in my own head for the first time since she'd returned.

I forced my eyes open, ...