diated from her left arm, encased in a heavy cast from a nasty fracture, and her right leg, wrapped in thick bandages over dee

r later that Ryker had not come to see her. Not once. Instead, he had issued a pack-wide decree th

ect his perfe

anger. No surprise. Jus

me a burner phone. And cash. As much as you can." His eyes widened, but seeing the

ite her lip to keep from crying out, her knuckles white as she used the wall for support. The journey down the sterile corridor felt like miles, each shuf

he'd been watching her door. When he saw her slip out, a broken silhouette against the dim light, his he

a dark silhouette against the star-dusted sky. She could

omewhere

ice water do

And clinging to his arm, a triumphant smirk ba

ng. She met his stormy gaze without flinching

jaw jumped. "Your life belongs to this pack! You don't go anywhere unless I allo

tense air. "Elara, don't be like this. Ryker is just

ed Elara's lips, a dry, hol

toward the low railing of the bridge. Her eyes widened in f

clutching Ryker's

atant, outr

ess. He heard her accusation. And the simmering frustrat

ng with a terrifying gold light. The full force of his

ood arm in a brutal grip. The pressure w

ice a guttural rumble from deep in

she was weak, injured. A broke

erald eyes, wide with a mixture of fei

she never could have imagined

would have been a staggering blow. For her, weak and already off-balance from her ruined leg, it was catastrophic. Her leg buckled instantly. There was a moment of weightlessness, a strangled cry catc

from her lungs, a brutal, freezing slap. The heavy cast on her arm b

could see the scene on the bridge. Ryker, her fated mate, had already turned his back on the ripple

med into her mind one last time throug

You touch her again, and I wil

as torn open only by the sheer, overwhelming force of his Alph

thought that flickered through her min

kill her

cold. His he