Page 300 of Knot What I Expected

Wrong.

Too dark.

The flesh around it is already turning an ugly gray-black.

My stomach drops.

“Oh my God.”

I touch the skin beside the wound.

Cold.

Wrong.

“It’s poisoned.”

My voice breaks.

“He poisoned the bullets!”

Rowan’s body should be healing. I know how fast Shifters heal. But the wound is spreading. Black veins crawl outward beneath his skin.

“No. No, no, no.”

I press both hands against his chest. Blood immediately coats them.

“Rowan.”

His golden eyes flutter.

“Honey...”

“I’m here.”

His hand twitches. I grab it.

“I'm right here.”

His fingers barely close around mine.

“I—I love you.”

Blood bubbles at the corner of his mouth.

“No.”

I wipe it away frantically.

“No, you don't get to do that.”

His eyes struggle to focus.

“Gabby—”

“You don't get to say goodbye!”

A sob tears through me.