Rion’s POV I held her tight against my chest, my eyes never leaving her face as I stormed down the corridor toward the north wing. The Alpha and Luna’s wing. It had sat empty my whole damn life…Tyler made sure the maids dusted it every single morning like some pathetic ritual, hoping I’d magically find my mate and stop being such a monster. Well, surprise, Tyler. I found her. And right now she was bleeding out because of me, unconscious, her blood soaking through my shirt and sticking to my skin like a brand. My jaw clenched so hard I tasted blood. Jealousy burned through me hotter than the whip ever could. In that hall she’d had her eyes glued to Edric the whole time. Dreamy. Wide-eyed. Like he was the sun and I was the dirt under his boot. Was she just another one of those power

