WREN
The moment the restraints came off, I didn't wait for Elias to change his mind or for Beta Damon to recover enough to start causing problems again. I went straight to Ash, got my arm around his waist before he could argue, and felt his body lean into mine just enough to confirm what I already suspected. He was barely holding himself together.
"Can you walk?" I asked, looking at his face.
One corner of his mouth lifted. "Barely."
"Good." I nodded. "If you can complain, you're alive."
He let out a weak laugh, and it surprised me how he still had the strength to laugh despite his condition. For a moment it almost felt normal, then I remembered where we were, and I said "come on" and we started moving.
As soon as we stepped out of the holding cell, and the moment the first person re
