RAYNE
The air in the hospital wing felt thin, like I was standing on a mountain peak, looking down at a world that used to terrify me.
I took a step toward the door.
Behind me, the heart monitor flatlined, a long beep echoing in the room because the sensors were no longer touching my skin.
Reid and Aaron froze.
Reid’s head snapped toward me, his nostrils flaring. The confusion that had been etched on his face seconds ago vanished.
His blue eyes bled into a deep golden color, his pupils blown wide.
Aaron took a step back, his hand instinctively going to the hilt of his blade. "Alpha... her scent. It’s not human anymore."
"Pure blood," Reid rasped, his voice vibrating through the floorboards.
He didn't wait for an explanation. In one blurred motion, he crossed the room. Before
