I woke up with my heart pounding, my chest tight with unease. Even though I had come back to life, everything felt wrong strange air, strange faces, strange body.
Nothing around me felt familiar.
The only thing I knew for sure was that the girl whose body I now lived in Riley must have been deeply unhappy. What kind of wolf would choose to end her own life unless she had lost all hope?
I didn't know what had pushed her to that point. But I knew one thing I wouldn't make the same mistake.
And the only person in this new life who gave me even a small sense of safety… was Lewis.
He stood beside the bed, his eyes calm and unreadable. When he looked at me, it was as if he wasn't really seeing me like he was searching for someone else behind my face. His energy was cold and steady, the kind that came from an Alpha who'd learned to hide everything behind control.
"Ms. Ashbourne," he said quietly, his voice smooth but distant. "You shouldn't be out of bed. Lie down and rest."
