AXEL I laid her on the bed, her body frighteningly cold beneath my hands. Panic clawed at my chest. “Get me Doctor Rane!” I barked. Simone bowed quickly and rushed out. I bent over her, brushing damp hair away from her bloodied face. “Hey… stay with me. Please,” my voice broke, with desperation. “I am sorry I didn’t get to you on time. I should have been faster. I should have…” The image of her father’s cruel smirk seared into me. He wanted to kill her just because she was associated with me. His own daughter. What crime had I committed that deserved such a punishment, that hatred so deep it bled into his own bloodline? I couldn’t comprehend it. Her breath was shallow and I was pretty sure she was losing it. (Her wolf… her wolf might die.) Larry let out feeling her wolf feelings.

