Chapter 109

• I thought I saw something that flashed in my eyes and something snapped back into place within me—a piece of the puzzle that had been missing for weeks. The static noise of a familiar tune linked my mind back to my mate’s soul. My husband’s very essence.
• Everything happened so slowly in my head as my husband jumped in front of me and my eyes widened. I saw the bullet buried straight in his right shoulder and he roared in pain and anger, making the ground tremble. Fresh, crimson blood gushed from the bullet wound and it didn’t heal because of the silver metal.
• Irina’s eyes widened. “H-How did you recover from that spell?!” she yelled in both shock and anger and then turned to the witch, who was hiding behind a tree not too far from her. “Sophia! What happened?!”