~ JESSE (Hours later) ~
My dreams were disturbing- my body in pain, screams of terror, darkness, the floor shaking, the mountain falling, humans fleeing and wolves…
I tried to break free, tried desperately to open my eyes and to speak, because I knew I was asleep. But all I did was fade… in and out. The nightmares, or nothing.
And through it all, his voice.
"Heal… live."
My heart ached. My body hurt. My chest didn't want to expand. It was as if my flesh fought his words, and I didn't understand.
But finally, the dreams faded and I could hear a heartbeat. Little, and quick. And feel warm flesh. And the breath of my mate and… and I finally gave myself up to the exhaustion and weariness that seemed like it had been my entire existence for so long, and I slept.
I truly slept.
The world went dark. My mind went quiet. And even though something within me cried out to taste that breath and to hold onto that little heart, the sensations of my flesh faded.
