Anita's POV
The surprise of the healers was evident when Castor charged in, still in wolf form, with me and my mother astride him. They regained their composure immediately, though, and quickly set to work on surveying our conditions.
While they were taking our vitals and wheeling my mother off to get examined for her multiple injuries, someone had brought Castor a change of clothes. He quickly ducked off somewhere to change before returning to me. The concern etched in his face was clear.
"How are you feeling?"
"I'm fine, honestly, aside from being a little dehydrated and underfed. I'm okay."
"Those bruises on your neck say otherwise." he said with a raised brow, and I gingerly reached up to touch my neck. It was still sore from where Kade had tried to strangle me, but I hadn't reali
