Poison from Within

Thalia’s POV

My hands wouldn't stop shaking as I stared down at Alpha Cassius on the cot, drained from the massive surge of power I had just forced into him. Pulling him back had cut way too close. I raised unsteady fingers to wipe the sweat from my brow and temple. He was breathing, though a second slower and we would have lost him—and Kaelen right along with him.

My gaze shifted to Kaelen, cro