RONAN
"Answer me, Kade. Are you fine?" I asked him again, panic seeping through my bones and making my hands shake. He'd just gone completely pale for a second there, looking weak and in so much pain that I thought he might actually collapse right in front of me. I didn't want anything bad happening to him, I couldn't stand the thought of losing him. I hated seeing him hurt or struggling or conflicted like this.
But Kade just ignored my question completely, leaving it hanging in the air between us like it didn't matter. He went back to cleaning my wounds with gentle hands, his touch so careful and tender that it made my chest ache. When he was finally done stitching up the gash on my forehead and bandaging the worst of my injuries, he started unbuttoning his black shirt.
"What are you d
