“Raine!”

Luka’s voice tore through the blackness. His arms were under me before I could even open my eyes, his golden wolf form shaking with panic as he shifted back into his human skin. The heat of his body pressed against mine, his heart thundering like a war drum beneath my ear.

I gasped for air, my lungs dragging smoke and ash into me. My chest still burned, the mark searing as if it were carved into bone instead of skin.

“Don’t move.” Luka’s hand pressed against my ...