Chapter 121: It was her wolf. Adira.

ZADOK’S POV “Zadok...” I heard her voice, pained and needy. “I need you.” I jolted awake, covered in sweat and panicked. It wasn’t the first time I’d been awakened by such dreams. Dreams of Ithra calling out to me, asking for help and waking up to reality.  I got up from my bed with clenched teeth. My eyes drifted to the time and it was midnight. Which meant I’d managed to get in a total of ten minutes of sleep. Just great. This has been the case since I returned from Cole’s birthday party. Or should I say his mating event? I have been a shadow of myself, relegated to toxic patterns of digesting Shilhi’s poison to evade Kir and my mind.  It was doing a poor job of it. I still couldn’t get her off my mind. I couldn’t shake off the feeling that she was in danger and I was making a big mistake by giving up on her.  Azriel was right. I was one selfish prick who didn’t know how to be anything else. I couldn’t live a life without her. My every waking moment was filled with thoughts, desires