Chapter 142
Annalise
Shade?
I called out in my mind, my thoughts laced with urgency.
A deep, familiar presence stirred within me, my wolf—my other half—awakening fully to the dire reality before us.
"They are kept in this translucent state," Shade murmured, her voice laced with an anger that mirrored my own. "They are alive but dead at the same time, which is why we haven’t been able to connect with them. They’ve not only imprisoned our mates, Annalise, but they’ve put them in a deadly coma state. A suspended phase, draining their strength, keeping them from using their powers as long as they remain trapped in there."
A coma.
A slow, drawn-out execution designed to weaken them.
My fists curled so tightly that my nails bit into my palms, but I forced my breathing to remain steady. T
