Chapter 68

Relon P.O.V.

Flashback…

"Ador." I looked at him, lying motionless on the bed. His chest rose and fell slowly, the only sign that life still lingered in his body. He was quiet, almost peaceful, but I knew better. The wounds from Alex had left him weak, and the damage from the eclipse's power was too much for even someone as strong as he.

"You really showed us how good of an alpha you are," I whispered, low, not wanting to wake him. "But it's time now."

Erick had just left a few minutes ago in a rush to go attend to the bitten ones: the humans who had no other choice but to join us now. Once bitten, there's no going back. Only pain can be repelled by making them one of us. There's admission into the pack or death-that's the rule. There's no in between.

And then, in an instant, I felt Ador's eyelids flutter open. Slowly, agonizingly, his eyes snapped open.

"R-Relon," he croaked.

I reached forward, bent to hear him. "Ador, I'll get the healer." I started to get up to go for help, but his