Chapter 43 - I Need You

NORA

Striker carried me inside the plain bathroom and sat me down on the basin counter. I huffed, folding my arms over my chest.

Turning around, he peeled his shirt off his body. I licked my lips, eyeing his ripped muscles and that strong build. The scar ran down his back too, almost as if his arm was sewn back to his body, as if his natural healing process was not enough to fix the injury.

What Amanah said about him returning home with his arm barely hanging from his shoulder rang through my ears, and I instantly cast my gaze down.

It felt unfair. He should have been the one to tell me, not Amanah.

“ You didn’t even come down for dinner. That Alpha’s daughter…whatever her name is, came to call you down but you didn’t respond. ” It was sweet that he didn’t bother remembering her name. If only she knew how insignificant she was to Striker, she would stop trying and do something better with her precious time.

“ I was tired. ” I answered, picking up my head.

He was not in front of me. He