Diva stepped back, shaking...her veins a battlefield of anger and fear. Her pulse throbbed like a war drum, her chest heaving as if the rage inside her was alive. Zach’s words still echoed, venomous and mocking, whispering that she’d always been a monster.
“Then maybe that’s me. It's not your f*****g business,” she whispered, her voice low and trembling like broken glass.
Her wolf growled in warning...deep, guttural, feral. “Behind you, Diva!”
But before she could turn, something metallic clicked.
A dart, small and gleaming, sank into her neck.
Pain shot through her like liquid lightning. Her body jerked violently, her knees hit the ground, and the world tilted sideways. She gasped for air, clawing at her throat as a numbing cold spread through her veins.
Zach’s voice came through th
