"Riley" I shout in panic, kneeling beside her and ignoring the blood-streaked all over me and the nakedness of my body as I cup her face, trying to wake her back up "Riley, wake up honey." "Who is she?" someone whispers curiously. "She's new to the pack" another shoots back as the crowd watches intently "I heard she's King Bailey's mate." "No way" breathes another. "You better believe it. Look at how he's trying to get her to wake up. That's the mate bond" someone hisses. Riley is unresponsive and I can feel myself panicking and then her eyes begin to slowly flutter open. I feel a sense of relief wash over me as I help her to sit upright. She blinks, rubbing a hand on her temples a look of confusion on her face. "What happened?" she mumbled, while I glanced over at Thomas who had

