*Chapter 14:
ALESSIA
Liam’s ears flattened, his massive head tilted.
Doubt, I’d seen it in patients right before they coded. That half-second where the body knows it’s losing.
I didn’t waste it.
“Step back,” I told Azriel. My voice was quiet, but it cut. “All of you.”
Asher growled. “Like hell—”
“He’s not attacking because I’m not running,” I said. “Wolves chase prey, doctors don’t run from symptoms.”
Azriel’s hand closed on my wrist, not stopping me, but checking my pulse.“142 ,You’re tachy, If he charges—”
“He won’t,” I stepped down one stair. The concrete was still wet with vented LOC-7X, “Because he doesn’t know if I’m about to save him or kill him.”
Liam’s lips peeled back. Drool hit the step. The growl started again, but thinner and confused.
Good, Confusion I could use.
