#Chapter34

“Aleera, stay awake for me,” Kalen murmured. His voice became more and more distant, and I felt my clothes tugged off. My limbs were floppy, and Lycus moved me around like a puppet, yet the feeling induced by the blood loss had me not caring about anything as I focused on breathing. It seemed like a mammoth task—one I wasn’t sure I wanted to keep forcing because it was too much effort.

A sharp prick in my arm told me someone had jammed a needle in me, yet I couldn’t open my heavy eyelids.

“I don’t get it. Why does she need blood? Lycus healed her,” came a voice....