Jessica pov. My head was spinning with too much information. It honestly felt like everything was piling up on top of my skull, pressing down, squeezing until I couldn’t think straight. An immortal wolf? A bond that could be passed down? My mother being mated to him? How many mates did she have? Everything felt like a lie. Or maybe I was the lie. I didn’t even know what to believe anymore. “Relax,” Zane murmured beside me, pulling me into his arm. His hand rubbed my back slowly, like he was trying to ground me. “Everything will be fine.” I shook my head against his chest. “How can you say that? Don’t you see what’s happening?” “I see it,” he said quietly. “And I’m not leaving you to deal with it alone.” I let out a shaky breath. I wished that was enough. I wished hearing him say

