Diara I shook Kennis, but he wasn't moving. I screamed and cried, unable to focus on anything around me. I was lifted off him and into the arms of someone, but I thrashed, desperate to reach my mate. Everything around me became a blur. Paramedics rushed into the clearing, and I think Jane was leaning over Kennis, speaking words, chants I couldn't hear. Suddenly, we were at the castle infirmary. I sat in the waiting room while Kennis was in an adjacent room. Jane, Tatiana, and two pack doctors were there. Someone sat next to me, holding my hand. I recognized those hands; they were Daphne's. What was she doing sitting next to me? I wanted to pull my hand away from hers, but I felt numb. The bond between Kennis and me was thinning, and something was crawling in my heart. My wolf, Dove, wa

