208: Mate

SCARLETT

Finally, I found a first aid kit in a corner of Logan’s office and quickly got to cleaning his injuries with an ointment that would hasten his wolf’s regenerative process.

He winced every now and then and I could swear that I felt an odd tingle each time, almost like I could feel his pain in the exact spots that caused him to wince. It felt like my brain was playing a trick on me so I decided to distract myself from his pain by satisfying my curiosity instead.

“Who was that guy? And why did he attack you so brutally?” I asked, carefully applying ointment on his slightly swollen forehead.

“Ashley’s older brother,” he revealed with a heaviness in his voice that matched the sadness in his eyes.

I didn't even have to ask a follow up question before he continued speaking.

“He’s always hated my guts as well as the fact that Ashley chose me as her partner at a pretty young age. Jonathan and his father betrothed her to a their pack’s beta’s son and they resented me for making her bre