"Kaia?"

His voice whispers through the mind link—rough, barely there, but it's the most beautiful sound I've ever heard.

Relief crashes over me so hard I can't speak. Can't do anything but stare into his wolf's golden eyes as more tears spill down my cheeks.

"Don't talk," I finally manage through the link, my mental voice as wrecked as my physical one would be. "Save your strength."

His wolf's gaze finds mine, still clouded with pain and confusion.

"The arrows..."

"I got them out." I press my ...