Instead, he turned to the older woman and asked, “How long until she’s strong enough to be out of bed?”
Before she could answer, I jumped in. “Right now.”
The healer shot me a look.
Alpha Black raised an eyebrow again.
The healer sighed. “Tomorrow, Alpha. She needs rest and strength.”
He nodded once, then gave her a look that meant the conversation was over.
“Keep an eye on her,” he said. “Make sure she doesn’t do anything stupid.”
I didn’t miss the pointed look in my direction.
“She has questions to answer.”
And just like that, he turned and walked toward the door, every step as smooth and powerful as the ones that brought him in.
I couldn’t stop watching him.
Even after he left.
Even after the door clicked shut behind him.
I sat there, completely stunned, staring at the spac
