Chapter 66

I instinctively took a step back, but my heels got stuck in the floor's cracks.

I fell to the ground with a cry and a sharp pain shot through my ankle while Mary's jaws loomed closer to my face.

At the last critical moment, Enzo grabbed the back of Mary's neck and yanked her away.

The she-wolf slammed into the wall and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Cindy crawled over in a panic. "Mom! Mom!"

Her face was full of tears. She used her hands to try to stem the blood flow. But blood continued to rush out without any signs of stopping.

Cindy screamed, "Doctor! Alpha, please help her! Please!"

Enzo picked me up with slightly furrowed brows. He looked at the guards and said, "Take her down and lock her up."

He paused, then continued, "Have the doctor over to take a look."

Then, Enzo carried me back to the bedroom and laid me on the bed.

He knelt and took off my heels for me, frowning again after seeing my swollen ankle.

"Wait here," he said, then opened the door and left.

I watched him leave