Dalia's P.O.V After our meeting with Shawn and Paisley, Knox and I went to visit Artemis, who, the doctor said, was getting better by the day. I could feel Knox grow more agitated as we came closer, though I could also see he was really trying, for my sake. I knocked on the door, her soft voice allowing us to enter. My mate took a deep breath, reigning his wolf in as we walked inside. I smiled, meeting her nervous gaze as she stole glances at my mate. "It's ok, he's my mate, he won't hurt you." She shook her head sadly, dropping her hands in her lap. "My own mate did." She mumbled, her eyes glistening with unshed tears. I heard Knox take a seat in the armchair behind us, while I sat next to her, holding her hand. "Then he lost on a chance to be with someone as kind and gorgeous as yo

