-Wylder-
It had been a damn long day... I sat in my office, rubbing my tired eyes. Helena and I hadn’t really exchanged many words since she returned here, and I had made sure to administer her punishment.
I had hoped she’d help me ease the pain too. But that stubborn little she-wolf knew that allowing me too close might sway her decision. She impressed me, though. She refused to let either of us die, despite her desire to be far away from us.
However, her decision also grated on my nerves. Killian and I had agreed we’d compete for her, but if she gambled her own life like that, claiming she wouldn’t accept the victor, we couldn’t go through with it.
I wouldn’t risk her life, and I wouldn’t subject her to that much pain. We were mates. We were meant to protect each other, which was why
