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Another horrid sob wrenched froainst his shoulder He wrapped his arms aroundcomfort radiated down the bond, all purely Benedict and so da And I took every ounce of warmth he sent my way, sed it down and let it wash over that internal wound that I wasn’t sure would ever fully heal, but at least now, here, with hi

I sucked in a sharp breath, drawing away froainst his

“Co with Lachlan can’t be all that bad, can it?”

A laugh ripped fro ratitude than lust We fell back, the need of htour kiss

Everything in er raced through

But Iback so quickly I was on my feet beside him before I could blink

Benedict rose just as swiftly, his blue eyes on mine

“I need to finish training,” I said, al hi hoped not

Benedict visibly sed

“I don’t want to,” I hurried to say, wanting hi to do with him “But I need to, Benedict”

He tilted his head, concern churning his eyes

“I have to gain control,” I explained, flickingin amazement at how fast my power unleashed, how deep the well now ran inside me “So I can kill her in the end”

Soret flashed in his eyes, but he shifted to a defensive position, raising his pal to me “I can take it”

I sighed in relief at his i, and I swiped at the tears on my cheeks I’d cried my last one for my mother…