“You have to shift, Kane, so I can see and treat your wounds,” I said, kneeling beside his massive head. “Do you hear me?”
The lycan stared blankly at me, his breathing shallow.
“You stubborn wolf... Shift back!”
Kane growled low in his throat, letting out a huff of air that sounded like a refusal. Then a howl echoed in the distance, and renewed urgency pulsed through my chest. More creatures. Or worse, Kellan’s people had found us.
“Stay,” I ordered, getting to my feet. “I’ll find someplace we can hide until you’re healed.”
It took me fifteen minutes of frantic searching to find a secluded cave a few meters north of the ambush site. I checked for signs of wildlife, found none, and sprinted back to where I’d left Kane.
He was in the same position, his massive chest barely rising and
