Not long after, Zion returned with two more female healers. Just as they had done before she woke, the women knelt beside Addison and placed their hands over hers, channeling their healing energy toward her core.
This time, the process was noticeably smoother. Nothing resisted them, and their energy no longer felt as though it were being swallowed by a void as it had earlier. The flow was steady and uninterrupted.
Addison, too, felt different, less restless, the strange, simmering hunger within her easing slightly.
As Zion stood at the entrance of the tent, Addison found her gaze drifting toward him. Her throat suddenly felt dry, and she instinctively licked the corner of her lips. As if sensing her stare, Zion looked back at her and caught the small gesture. The sight made his chest tighten, an unexpected warmth stirring in his heart.
"Our mate is calling to us… No, wait, I think she's trying to seduce us…" Shura's voice suddenly echoed in Zion's mind, restless and overly eager.
