Chapter 86: Broken Bond
ARIA POV
"Hold him down!" I shouted as Jaxon’s body bucked wildly in the back of the van. His eyes were still pitch black, and that terrible smile twisted his face.
This wasn’t my Jaxon. This was something else—something old and evil.
Kael and Lucien pinned Jaxon’s arms while I pressed my hands against his chest. Even through his shirt, his skin burned like fire. The babies inside me kicked furiously, as if they could sense the danger.
"What’s happening to him?" Lucien asked, fighting to keep Jaxon’s arm down.
"The First Enemy," Emma explained, checking Jaxon’s heart. "It’s an old spirit that was trapped in that stone carving. The experts combined its DNA with Jaxon’s."
The thing inside Jaxon laughed—a sound that sent chills down my spine.
"Such strong little wolves," it said in a voice that wasn’t Jaxon’s. "You think you can stop me? I’ve waited ages to be free."
"Jaxon, fight it!" I cried, desperately trying to reach him through our bond. But where I usually felt his warm, bright energy, there was only cold darkness.
The thing in Jaxon’s body turned those black eyes on me. "Your mate is gone, little Luna. His body belongs to me now."
"No!" I pressed harder against his chest, trying to push through the darkness with my mind. "Jaxon, I know you’re in there. Come back to us!"