I almost fell where I stood. Your stalker can give you your wolf back. Vladimir's words bounced around inside my skull like basketballs thrown against the wall. A numbness washed over me, removing my body's ability to feel. "Can you repeat what you just said?" "You heard me, hybrid," Vladimir replied, holding my gaze. An emotion flashed across his features, however, it disappeared before I was able to identify what it was. His mouth closed shut as he kept his silence. Forever seemed to pass in a matter of seconds as he stood still in front of me, the silver prison bars dividing the space between us. He clenched his jaw. "Close your mouth. You look like an i***t," he said, breaking the quietude. Realizing that my mouth was indeed gaped open, I pursed my lips and swallowed the dryness i