“Come here, Luna,” I said softly, holding out my hand to the girl.
She looks close to my age, just… smaller. Fragile. I already wanted to wrap her in a blanket and rip someone’s throat out.
She stepped forward hesitantly, but her mate refused to release her arm.
Big mistake.
“Get off her and get out — until we’ve spoken to her,” Caden bellows, his voice thunderous and final.
The alpha froze for a second, then dropped her arm and left without a word. Good. Coward.
As soon as the door shut, she lifts her face… and my heart cracks open.
I gently guide her to the sofa. She sat stiffly, trying to disappear into the cushions. I kneel in front of her and tilt her chin so she has no choice but to meet my eyes.
She is black and blue.
Deep bruises along her jaw. A healing cut across her che
