MAEVE POV
Thick, dark blood seeped between my fingers as I pressed down on the wound in my shoulder, droplets falling onto the carpet. My eyes locked on Alaric as the fury on his face slowly faded into shock. He rushed toward me immediately.
“Reeve!!”
The golden flash in Alaric’s eyes vanished, replaced by a look full of worry. He didn’t even spare a glance for the assassin’s lifeless body lying not far from me. The only thing Alaric cared about right now was me.
Alaric pulled my body into his arms, his breathing uneven. “Are you okay, Reeve?”
I shook my head, trying to hold back both the pain and the strange sense of relief at the same time. I wanted to cry and cling to him, but I knew…, and I had to remember that I was an Alpha at this academy.
“Who the hell tried to hurt you, Reev
