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288. Safety
~ CASIMIR ~
My wolf snarled as the world spun and the whole world seemed to suck in around me, sound only reaching me from the other end of a long tunnel that was too brightly lit.
The power had taken too much from me—obviously. I was sitting in the dirt, frustrated and shaking as everyone grew frantic.
“Stop,” I hissed, but the words were thick on my tongue. “I’m jus’ tired.”
I tipped my head back to find Jesse, because I couldn’t seem to move my eyes properly. She stood over me, her eyes so wide they were white all the way around. I tried to lift a hand to soothe her. “Iss okay. Imma be fine—"
Rake was there, pulling her back and away from me even as he scanned
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