ADINNA’S POV
Jace’s words still echo in my mind long after he storms out.
“You think he’s saving you, Adinna? He’s not.”
The sound of the door slamming behind him after he left still lingers like an aftertaste I can’t swallow. My body aches and my head is still throbbing from the wolfsbane, and all I can do is stare at the spot he’d stood.
I drag in a shaky breath, trying to remind myself that I hate him but the way he looked at me like I was something dangerous he couldn’t stay away from unsettles every cell in my body.
Riley slips back into the room quietly and carefully like she’s afraid Jace might still be lurking around. “He’s gone,” she murmurs and gives a sigh of relief, setting down a bowl of water and a clean cloth beside me. “You should rest.”
I nod weakly. My wolf stirs fa
