ELODIE'S POV~
"Why the f**k haven't you started the engine yet?!" he bellowed, his voice trembling with panic. "My mate is hurting, do you hear me?! She's hurting and something bad might happen to her if you waste another second! Move, damn it!"
His fury rattled the air, but all I could hear was the sharp ringing in my ears, constant and merciless. My vision dimmed by the second, dark spots swallowing everything in front of me. It felt like my body wasn't mine anymore…like piece by piece, I was slipping away. My soul was tearing loose, leaving me behind in a shell that barely breathed.
A paramedic's voice broke through, desperate and shaking. "Please, Alpha Calhoun," he begged respectfully, almost fearfully, "someone is dying here. Let's get this one first, please—"
But he didn't even
