Kiara's POV
That word still kept ringing in my ears… "Sorry…" ( and the way the Old Alpha had said it… )
—when everything snapped.Violently… right after the dark.
Like something grabbed me by the spine and yanked me back.
"fuuuu—!"
The field shattered.The sky tore apart.
Sound warped—
And then—
Darkness slammed back in.
I gasped.
Or tried to.
"—GHH—!"
Air wouldn't come.
My chest heaved, lungs burning like I'd just been dragged out of deep water.My vision blurred.
Spots.
Black.
White.
Everything spinning—
"Breathe." A voice commanded.Close to my ear.
Hands—Strong hands—gripped my shoulders.Shaking me.Not gently.Not kindly.
Like I was a malfunctioning object that needed to reboot.
"Breathe, Kiara!"
I sucked in a ragged breath.
Then another.
"—what the fuck—" I choked, coughing, clutching at his arms without even realizing it. "What—what the hell—"
The shaking didn't stop.
It got worse.
"ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?!"
The roar hit me like a slap.
