MasukRILEY“Riley, please stop!” Lisa begged, trying to catch me, her eyes as wide as saucers. “You’re going to hurt yourself or someone else!”But her words barely registered. I was too focused, too desperate to get past those doors to save my Domi. My hands shook, and my arms were beginning to ache from moving the heavy chairs, but I pushed through the burning in my muscles and continued trying to force the door open.“Jason, you need to do something,” Lisa insisted.Jason grumbled and quickly dodged as I swung the chair at him when he stepped closer. He caught the handle and gripped it firmly, stopping me as I tried to swing it again.“Stop being hysterical!” he growled at me.“Don’t you dare tell me what to do,” I growled back. My eyes burned with tears. I swore that if he dared to grab me and drag me away again, I’d bite his fingers off.As I tensed, preparing for Jason’s next move, a cold voice resonated through the hallway.“That’s more than enough.”I whipped around to see the olde
RILEYNo one answered.Jason stiffened a bit at my question.I found myself debating the possibility of kneeing him in the crotch to get him to let go of me. But as if he could read my minds, he tightened his grip and warned me.“Don’t even try it.”Dale sighed, running a hand back through his hair in resignation.“We can’t tell you anything without Alpha’s permission. I’m sorry, Riley.”So, they did hide things from me. “No, I suppose you aren’t,” I said as my eyes shot cynical daggers at him. “You’re all Killian’s subordinates, but you act like he’s some kind of king. I’m surprised any of you can breathe without his permission.”Dale said nothing, his shoulders slumping. Lisa rubbed her arm quietly.The floodgates of my emotions had sprung wide open, and there was no way to hold them back.“You’re all bastards,” I spat. “Killian’s clearly been lying to me, and you all just play by his rules. I should have figured it out a long time ago. Tell me, has this whole situation been fucked
RILEYMy paralysis was quickly broken when a pair of large, powerful hands gripped my shoulders and yanked me back.Killian’s eyes widened as they flicked between me and Domi, whose claws had reached out to swipe at me again.It was clear that I’d only just avoided another scratch, but my instinct for self-preservation was gone as my tears began to fall.Domi growled in frustration, angry that he’d missed his target.The medics watched him with alarm and fear, as if he weren’t just a four-year-old boy. Their panic was palpable.Killian released me, but his body language was enough to keep me momentarily at a distance.Then his emerald eyes flashed, glinting with an almost unnatural light, ethereal but feral all the same.He growled at Domi. The sound wasn’t loud, but it was brutal in tone.Shivers traveled through me as I struggled to maintain my composure.What in the actual fuck was happening?Domi panted, his little chest rising and falling rapidly.Exhaustion weighed heavily on hi
RILEYHybrid?What in the world did she mean by hybrid?Confusion coursed through my mind as I looked between Killian, Catherine, and the large men behind her.“What are you talking about?” I demanded.“Catherine, you shouldn’t get involved in this,” Killian gritted out, his voice as tense as his shoulders. “This has nothing to do with you or your Pack-”“But Killian,” Catherine interrupted, her pretty features twisted into something like hurt. “This is my business too. We’re getting married. Besides… don’t you believe in the alliance? I want to help you, and I care about Dominic too.”“There’s no need,” Killian said shortly. “Raphael has a plan for it.”My eyes flitted between them, and then I blurted out my thoughts with disdain. “Why are you talking about my son like I’m not even here?”All eyes fell on me, and my anger swelled in me like a living thing.What in the world were they arguing about, and what did Killian mean?“What plan?” I demanded, holding their attention. “And why
RILEYMy anxiety spiked as I tried to wake Domi up, shaking him carefully. “Domi? Domi, wake up.”When he didn’t seem to react to me at all, I shook him a little harder, speaking a little louder.“Dominic,” I said firmly. “Dominic, wake up for Mommy. Come on, you need to wake up!”My son shivered, the low rumbles continuing to rise from his chest.The more he struggled for air, the more fear coiled within me, and I pressed the emergency button to signal a nurse.“Lisa!” I called out, knowing that she was somewhere nearby. “Lisa, help!”A moment later, Lisa rushed into the room, and when she saw Dominic’s condition, her dark eyes widened into saucers.“I’ll get Alpha!” she exclaimed, and then she took off running.Tears pricked at my eyes as I waited for help to arrive, my hands shaking as I tried to keep Domi steady.“You’re okay, baby,” I said, trying to soothe him and myself at the same time. “It’s going to be okay, baby.”The medical team arrived moments later, a handful of nurses
RILEYAs the car slowly pulled up to the medical center’s bay, I gently patted Domi’s arm.“Wake up, sweetie,” I coaxed him softly, pressing a kiss to his temple. “We’re back.”Domi shifted a little, but didn’t wake up, his eyes shut tightly. I smiled down at him. The poor little boy was surely tuckered out from all of the excitement.The rest of the day at the amusement park had gone by without a hitch. Domi rode every ride to his heart’s content, running and playing like this blood disease was a thing of the past.He was behaving like any four-year-old would, not like a kid who had been bound to a medical center bed up until now.It had been a wonderful day, and I was just as ready to get to bed and wind down after everything.“Come on, Domi, let’s get you to bed,” I whispered.Once the car came to a complete stop, Killian climbed out of the vehicle. I deftly unbuckled Domi’s car seat and was about to lift him out when the door opened, and Killian leaned in.“I’ll carry him,” he mur







