Urdon Pov
I went back to my office after leaving the healer's room. I could not sleep, I could not rest or stop thinking about everything that was falling apart around me.
I paced back and forth across the room, feeling the tattoo on my chest burn hotter with every step. It had been burning constantly for days now. Sometimes it hurt so much I wanted to rip my own skin off just to make it stop.
I walked to the mirror hanging on the wall and pulled my shirt off. The tattoo looked different than it usually did. The wolf and the moon were still there, but now I could see something else.
Black chains wrapping around the heart in the center of the design. They looked like they were moving. Slowly tightening with each breath I took.
"What is happening to me?" I said to my reflection.
I pressed my hand against the tattoo and felt heat radiating off my skin. The chains seemed to pulse under my palm like they had their own heartbeat.
