~Kade~
“She will need to heal and rest to regain her full strength.”
Layla’s arms dropped to the side, and her eyes closed again.
“Alpha Kade,” Tarisa said quietly. She placed a hand on my shoulder. “Let’s talk outside. Let her rest,” she said, urging me to let Layla go.
I released my arms and softly put her head back down on the pillow. Walking away was the hardest thing I’ve done, but Tarisa and I stood just outside the room.
“You need to eat and rest. Let’s join the others in the dining room,” she said.
“No, I’m not leaving her. Ever,” I said and held onto the handle.
“She is all right now, but it is better she be alone these first moments. She has, after all, just been resurrected.”
Resurrected. It was true. Layla was dead. The pain was still there, but I swor
