Chapter 13

I couldn’t say that I felt regret or that I got no satisfaction as the dark Alpha tensed and hissed while I fished bullet fragments from his shoulder with a pair of tweezers. I was sure to use lots of disinfectant too, as wolves weren’t immune to infections. Though they healed at an accelerated rate, dirty wounds could still fester. But I could not say my excessive use of alcohol across his broken skin was from the goodness of my heart.

Standing so close to him, I was very aware of the foresty smell of his naked flesh, and the heat of his body. Alpha Roam was naturally hot, but I was pretty sure he was now feverous. Sweat no longer christened his tight body which was not a good thing as his temp spiked. His body was already shutting down from the effects of the wolfsbane, and I felt a fleeting moment of guilt that I had laced my shells with too much of the poison. I needed him alive to keep his wolves off my back.

“You’re enjoying this,” he accused me through clenched teeth.

“Can’t