Chapter 84

Chiara

When Alessio tackled Alpha Salvatore all the way down, I felt so helpless that I immediately considered jumping down to his aid.

But as I look down from above, I see Dad crawling on the ground, trying to get upright. That strengthens my decision. Instead of going down to the chasm where the two men are, I back away and remain at the edge, kneeling beside my father and touching his face.

“Dad!” I say in a shaky voice, feeling his skin getting cold. “Dad, hold onto me.”

He turns around and I see that there’s a big bleeding gash on the back of his head too, an injury that he must have acquired somewhere else.

To my horror, his body looks ruined. Mangled. The fall that he took crushed him. My eyes well with tears. “Dad, come with me. Let’s get you to safety.”

“No.” He tries to shake his head and blood comes out of his parted lips Miraculously, he manages to get to his feet. “No. You help your mate. Help him win. You can lend him your power. I will be right behind you.”

I swallow ha