Halfway back to the Blackthorn Pack, I passed out. When I woke up again, I was lying in bed, with Mom sitting beside me. A cold towel was folded on my forehead, and there was a worried look on her face. 

"How are you feeling?" She asked, smoothing back damp tendrils of hair from my forehead. 

How could I explain that the pain I was feeling was physical as well as emotional? I felt like I was burning from the inside out, both from the heat, and from Asher's betrayal. My mouth was painfully dry and when I tried to speak, my voice came out as a croak. 

"What... What's...