Alpha Ryder POV While we hid from the same men who held me down on the stairs, my arm was dripping with blood. I did not have time to sit and remove the bullet, but then it was not meant to be dripping so much blood. There was only one thing that could make it difficult for my wolf to heal my body, and that was wolfsbane. It was either that or my body was too weak from using the ring to teleport myself. I could feel my mate’s gaze on me, and I knew she had realized I was injured. I wished the situation were different. I wanted to hold her tight and feel her lips again. I wanted us to have our moment without being chased down by people who wanted to kill us all. I felt her take a step back. What was she doing? She might be mad at me for everything, but this was not the right time to do

