CRYSTAL POV
"No," I argued instantly. "You're injured."
"And if something is waiting up there?"
My mouth closed, damn him. Rain handed Ryan a small flashlight.
"The west wing power barely works," he warned quietly. "Most of that side are very dark."
Ryan nodded once before starting upward slowly. Every movement he made looked painful. Every pull upward made the muscles in his back tighten visibly beneath the cloak.
Guilt twisted painfully inside my chest all over again. He came back for me, and he almost died for me.
And now he was climbing through ancient tunnels while injured because of me too.
Ryan paused halfway up before glancing down at me.
"Come here, little wolf."
That soft tone nearly shattered me emotionally right there. I climbed after him immedia
