Ryker’s hand pressed against the polished mahogany door, his fingers curling tight around the handle. His chest rose and fell with contained fury, his eyes glinting like he was seconds away from tearing through anything standing between him and what was inside.
Inside, Nina’s heart thundered so violently she thought it might burst from her ribs. Her body was still entangled with the guard’s, her lips parted in shock and fear.
If Ryker opened that door now, if he saw her like this—
Her blood turned to ice.
The guard froze too, his face paling as Ryker’s shadow cut across the crack beneath the door. Neither dared to move. The only sound was the pounding of two hearts in unison, one terrified, the other furious.
Then…
“Alpha!” A sharp voice rang down the corridor. One of his trusted war
