Chapter 21

~Jasmine~ “Argh,” I groaned, clutching my throbbing head with trembling hands, my eyes squeezed shut. My breathing grew shallow; the lack of ventilation was suffocating me. I struggled to concentrate, desperate to activate my wolf and use her strength, but my mind was too clouded by anxiety. The overwhelming panic suppressing my ability to shift. Dark spots flashed across my vision, and just when I thought I couldn’t endure it any longer, the elevator door creaked open. A blurry figure approached, but my ears buzzed, and I couldn’t make out his features. His mouth moved, as if he was trying to speak to me, but his words didn’t register in my brain. I tried to fight it, but I couldn’t anymore, and soon… darkness swallowed me whole. I shifted; every muscle in my body ached, and I felt as if I had been wrecked by a train. My head pounded mercilessly. I tried to sit up, disoriented by the sound of an ambulance’s blaring siren. Wait a minute, am I moving? Panic rushed through me, and I shot