-Jake’s P.O.V.- I couldn’t breathe Every muscle in my body seemed to contract as I desperately wheezed in the ground, clutching my throat. I massaged a hand through it, trying to relieve my airway somehow. Nothing worked. I cough, the sound a wet, horrid thing. A mouthful of blood comes out in my next breath. “Hey,” Landon says, nudging me with his foot, “come on, get up. Can’t have you sleeping here. Might want to get a doctor to check that out.” I glare at him with all of the fury I can manage. He simply raises an eyebrow in response. Forget what I said before, I absolutely despised the guy. He crouches down in front of me. “You really are helpless, huh?” I aim a punch at his face, he easily grabs it in his hand. “Listen, Alpha,” he addresses calmly, “I

