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Chapter 10 - The Weight of Protection

Author: Ruby
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Ryder POV

Something is wrong.

I know it the moment I catch Jolie's scent in the hallway outside her room. There's blood mixed in with her usual soft fragrance, along with something sharp and metallic that makes my wolf pace restlessly.

I knock on her door, but there's no answer. "Jolie?"

Silence.

I try the handle and find it unlocked. She's curled up on the narrow bed, facing the wall with a blanket pulled over her head. The morning sun streams through the small window, but she hasn't moved to acknowledge it.

"You missed breakfast," I say, stepping into the room.

"I'm not hungry." Her voice is muffled by the blanket, small and distant.

I move closer, and that's when I catch the full scent of blood. My wolf surges forward, demanding I find the source of her injury and eliminate whatever caused it.

"Let me see your hands," I say.

"They're fine." She says.

"Jolie." I put command into my voice, the tone I use with pack members who are being difficult. "Show me."

She sits up slowly, the b
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