Valerio
“Alpha!”
I was still holding Octavia, overwhelmed with relief at feeling her alive in my arms, when Garrett came running toward us. Seeing him alive and well only deepened that relief. As he reached us, I held out my hand. He clasped it firmly, and we exchanged a grateful smile.
“I’m glad to see you,” I said.
“I’m not that easy to get rid of,” he replied.
His words drew a quiet chuckle from both of us before he gestured toward my wound.
“Maybe we should get that looked at.”
I nodded, and still holding Octavia close, we started toward the entrance of the house so we could reach the hospital wing and get patched up.
“Maybe then you can tell me how you managed all of this,” I said, gesturing around us as peace slowly began to settle over the battlefield.
“Selene.”
“Selene?”
