ELIA
Later, Elia was dragged out of sleep, out of a dream that didn't want to lose its grip. For a short time her world was half-dream, half reality, and terror in both.
She'd been dreaming that the wolves had sent a team into the Royal Cave to kidnap her again. That Lerrin had somehow run in behind them, screaming at them to stop, that this wasn't the way to handle their problems. But they just kept coming, their eyes alight with that murderous light she'd seen in Lucine. Then, as her eyes fluttered and she became aware of the bedchamber, it seemed like Reth was there, fighting for her, and she was screaming. The wolves were fighting, but she couldn't move out of the furs because her belly hurt and the baby was coming and…
And…
And she woke with a start, sucking in a terrified breath—that only filled her nose with the scent of wolf. That made her open her mouth to scream—
