KAT
Blood and Rain
Dave's weight drops into my arms like a fallen star, all that divine power suddenly just two hundred pounds of unconscious mate. Blood streams from his nose, mixing with rainwater to paint pink rivers down his throat. My knees hit mud that was dust ten seconds ago, cradling his head while my wolf howls terror through our bond that echoes back empty.
"Dave!" His name tears from my throat raw and primal. "Don't you dare—"
"I hope he f*****g dies!" Colton's voice cuts through the chaos as marshals drag him toward their vehicles. His clothes hang sodden, defeat written in every line of his body, but hatred still burns in his eyes. "You hear me, b***h? I hope he bleeds out in the mud like the—"
The marshal's fist connects with Colton's jaw, cutting off whatever filth he
