“Yeah, I know.”“He carried her out, but she was awake. We could hear her talking softly, she sounded so weak,” the nurse says. We thought he was taking her to their bedroom. Harper and Kelsey wanted to follow, to make sure she was okay. She was still covered in blood. So the three of us followed an
Dimitri‘Sergi, guard the pack,’ I yell through the mind link as I cross the borders. The patrols howl their concern as I find Ayda’s and Cathal’s scent. I know right away where she’s going. She’s heading back to the place that she considers her home. That place that she made into a home when she wa
“Let him go, Dimitri,” she says. I turn, looking at her incredulously, making sure that neither she nor Cathal are injured. I can’t think of any other reason that she’d want me to let him go.“He helped us, Dad. He killed one of the other wolves,” Cathal says quietly. “And Ayda’s been bitten.”I shi
AydaI’d heard every word that Masuzyo said to me, everything that flashes in my nightmares and still haunts me. Every horrible word feels like it’s ricocheting in my mind, destroying what little confidence I’ve built since I left him.I wasn’t surprised when Dimitri showed up. Cathal followed me wi
“Yeah, I’m fine,” I say again. “I know the rules.”“Baby,” Dimitri says and pulls me into a hug. I flinch, expecting it to hurt, but it doesn’t. “Baby, don’t let him into your head. I love you. You’re MY mate, not his. He doesn’t deserve you.”He pulls back, pressing his lips to mine, but I stay ver
DimitriI bury my face in Ayda’s hair, breathing in her scent while I rock her. Who am I kidding? She’s unconscious. I’m rocking to try and soothe my own agony at hearing my mate beg and plead with me not to hurt her.‘She wasn’t pleading with us,’ Zev says.“Fucking Masuzyo isn’t here, so yeah, it
Ayda“You’re worthless,” Masuzyo growls, his eyes are red and he’s frothing at the mouth like he’s rabid.Suddenly Asena leaps from out of nowhere, ripping him away from me before taking a protective stance in front of me.“Asena, what are you doing? Why….why are you separated from me? Am I dead?”“
“Luna Ayda, do you know where you are?” she asks.“Hospital,” I say, but my throat is dry, and I begin coughing. She hands a cup of water to Dimitri who puts it to my lips. “Easy, Ayda. A little at a time. There you go.”When I finish the water, Dr. Akeso begins again.“Do you remember how you got h