Helen POV
My wolf had been muted for hours and I didn’t feel any less dilapidated since we escaped to the oasis. I felt nauseous and weary, my head spinning as he opened my door and tried to help me out of the car.
I sank to my knees in the dirt, the world slow moving and foggy. I spotted a little light though that looked familiar and Freya rammed right into my forehead, colliding with me at such a speed that we both flinched on impact.
I caught her before she hit the ground and Justin paced away from my side so he could greet Randy and Russo in the doorway of the estate. Freya looked just as worn as I had and I felt worse for her than I did myself.
I blinked slow, her eyes tracing my bruised and battered features in shame.
“Are you okay?”
She nodded but stayed silent with her mo
