DIANA'S POV
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I didn't stop to think about the light or where it had come from. The snowy ground around me was littered with beasts—the three rogue wolves and AJ, all lying unconscious.
I scrambled to my feet and rushed to his side, pulling his massive wolf head onto my lap. "AJ, please... wake up."
I gently shook his shoulder, and he let out a weak cough. His amber eyes opened, staring up at me. Then, his wolf did the strangest thing, he nuzzled his snout directly against my stomach, letting out a low, mournful whimper.
"Let's go back to the room," I whispered. "Can you shift?"
He let out a strained growl, and that was when I saw it—a deep, jagged claw mark across his neck, slick with blood.
"Oh, AJ..."
