Zara
The shadows pulsated around my body, slithering between my legs, rushing toward her.
"What... what was the price?" She groaned, her body unnaturally still as shadows slid around her.
"Your wolf form..." I croaked. Pain shot through my entire body, but it didn't come from the wound in my stomach. The pain that lanced through me was pain for my friend and for what she was willing to sacrifice for her mate.
Her wolf would remain in her mind, trapped in a prison of flesh. Unable to shapeshift and roam the earth, unable to feel the dirt beneath her paws. She had made the ultimate sacrifice for Govinda, and I prayed he would be willing to do the same.
"Are they taking my wolf?" Her voice was quiet, as weak as I'd ever heard it. Her voice was paper-thin, transparent as fear clouded her eyes.
"She will still be here, within you." My voice wavered as I struggled to get the words out. "But you won't be able to shapeshift anymore. This... this is their price."
