a Walk

o my chest like tiny knives. But I didn't care. No physical exhaustion

rpassed mine. He caught up to me easily under a flickering streetlamp, grabbing my arm and yanking

ees. "Sister, please stop running," she gasped, fresh tears already forming in

s flawless acting. "Is he worried about his fragile Alpha pride, or is he ju

ce twisted into something ugly

ly who you are, Jerrod. You treat me like a dirty object you want to throw away, but your

abbed his arm, looking up at him pitifully. "Jerrod, don't be angry with my sister.

is anger now entirely, unfairly directed at me. "Are you done throwing this tantrum? It's alw

the cold night air suddenly shifted. A thick, rotting stench o

hoved Geri behind him and shifted into a de

eral red in the darkness, their bodies radiating an aura of absolute madness and chaos. They w

lled, an almost instinctual reac

ream and immediately scrambled behind his

a veterinarian, I knew basic defense, but I was just an Omega. Against

grinned viciously and charged. His target was the clo

nce. But instead of intercepting the Rogue charging directly at me, his massive wolf body spu

a split second. He c

, utterly exposed to the

tore across my abdomen as the Rogue's filthy, razor-sharp cla

eavily onto the hard pavement. Warm, sticky blood instantly poured fr

errod shifted back to his human form, panting heavily. He tu

k, but it was gone as quickly as it appeared. He rushed to Geri's side first, h

n his chest and sobbing loudly. "I was so scare

them embrace. The burning, agonizing physical pain in my stomach was

bleeding form with extreme disgust. "Stop playing dead, Corinna," he said coldly, his voice dripping with condesc

to a worthless subordinate, not a mate con

h myself up, but the wound was too deep. I

armed, weeping Geri into his strong arms and walked aw

closing in from the edges of my vision, threatening to swallow me whole. My breathing became incredibl

ms scooped my broken body up from the freezing pavement. I was pressed against a broad, muscular chest.

e and crisp

n I had ever known in my entire life. I let out a soft, relieved sigh, relaxing