Cain Pov
I lay there gasping as I felt the wounds slowly but surely heal themselves. I wished it would go faster, that I could get up and move, but that asshole shattered my spine into pieces with that blast and no matter how much I wanted to move, I couldn’t. Watching her walk away was both the hottest thing I’ve ever seen and the scariest, watching my mate with her swords poised and her stance perfect. There was nothing sexier than a woman who could take care of herself, and I, for one, wasn’t one of those asshole muscle guys who flipped out when a woman wanted to protect them. No, if I could put my hands together right now and cheer for her I would, but unfortunately, I was left lying here against the wall where she had left me, unable to do anything else but watch her. ‘Damn it, Luke,
