Her face was already splattered with blood, now her entire body was covered in it.
"Alyna?"
For the first time, Alyna didn't like the way Eiran called her name. Shocked? Confused? Distrust? She couldn't tell which one hurt more.
She looked up at him, eyes wide with the need to explain. "Eiran let me -"
"Alpha Eiran." Merrick stepped out a second later, disrupting the oddly delicate moment. "Apologise for what you had to see. Alyna wanted to say her last goodbyes before returning home and was a bit inpatient. I hope you liked the surprise we prepared for you. There will be more of it in the foreseeable future."
"Alyna?"
His eyes were on her the entire time. Anything but soft. They were red from betrayal, and the tremble of his body said enough to let Alyna know what he thought.
