Jericho scoffed as the fire slowly burned through his chest, leaving a visible trace of the spell on his skin. Avery watched him with an unconcealed curiosity. Her eyes firmly fixed on the stranger who tried to reveal her to the Alpha sitting in front of her. Not like she cared about what he thought or what he did. The only thing Avery cared about was her desire to stay in this pack, besides Liam as his mate. Deep inside, she knew she had to stay exactly there.
“What did you do to me?” Jericho asked, painting as the fire inside of his chest burned the oxygen he needed to breathe. He tried hard to catch his breath, but nothing worked. He had already tried to undo the spell he cast on Avery, but she must have changed it, altered it, since it had no effect on the fire swallowing him.
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