Alpha Carter looked down at where my hand touched his arm, and walked away. The look upon his face was difficult to determine, and my wolf snarled in response. ‘That man is a mess. Pure and simple.’ She snapped. 'Does he not know you were trying to care? Does he even know what care is? Or kindness?'
‘He is fighting a lot of pain.’ I attempted to defend him, despite knowing he perhaps did not deserve it. He had been over the top. He had been rude. But as I stood and watched him walk away now, he looked almost broken. Something about him told me he was battling an internal war with himself. One that not many knew of. I knew how that felt. And it was never easy.
‘And you are not? He knows you are struggling as much as anyone.’ Ruby’s tone was near a snarl, and the way she seemed to be tal
