Chapter 45: Assault and Revenge (Damon's POV) Elina's body was limp in my arms, her breaths faint and shallow. Blood stained the side of her dress, and I couldn't stop my eyes from darting to the faint bruises forming around her neck. My throat tightened. "Stay with me," I muttered, my voice low but laced with desperation. My wolf wasn’t just pacing; it was thrashing inside me, clawing at my control. Fury and panic twisted in my chest, a storm growing by the second. I hadn’t been there for her. I tore my communicator from my pocket with one hand, the other resting protectively on Elina’s side. "Dr. Reed," I barked into it. "Get to my private suite now. Elina is injured—she needs you immediately." "Understood, Alpha. I’ll leave at once." Dr. Sarah Reed’s composed voice gave me a

