REID’S P.O.V.
I didn’t think Natalie understood the gravity of the situation she was in. I lied when I told Grady I felt fine. It didn’t matter. She already knew. In truth, I felt very, very off.
I laid flat on my back on the bed and stared at the ceiling. I’d had a pounding headache for days. It felt like my Wolf was…somewhere. He didn’t just quit after my f**k-up, like he normally would. I still didn’t understand how the two sides of me worked together, but it wasn’t like this. He’d never done this. I could feel him clawing and fighting and snapping his jaws relentlessly in the back of my mind.
The vampire who killed Wes bit me first. I acted purely on instinct. Self-defense. I couldn’t stop. I didn’t like how that side of me felt. It felt evil. That side of me was demonic.
Still, I
