“Did Thorne tell you that I was here?”Mrs. Ashford nods, answering, “Yes. We were worried and wanted to check on you. Grayson and I…” Her words trail off, and she glances at Doctor Grayson. Something passes between them, and I notice similarities in their features.At first, I thought they might be
Aurora’s POV“I’ll go answer it,” Anders says before making his way out of the room. The front door isn’t far away, and my hearing has improved, so I hear the air shift when Anders opens the door.“We’re here to see Aurora,” a male voice barks. It sounds familiar, but I can’t quite place where I’ve
“He would cut into me, sometimes small cuts and other times carving chunks of flesh,” I croak, turning my face into Thorne’s chest. “I didn’t have the strength or ability to fight after they drugged me and took too much blood. All I could do was lay there, paralyzed.”Thorne’s arms tighten around me
Aurora’s POVSomething warm and hard moves beneath me, pulling me from the depths of sleep.It moves again, and I open my eyes. The first thing I see is a bare chest, and my body moves before I can think. I scream, throwing myself back and off the bed. I hit the floor, crawling backwards without a t
“I’ll take you somewhere safe and quiet,” I say again, slowly and gently wrapping my arms around the wolf. I move slowly enough that she can resist if she wants to, but she doesn’t. She sinks into my arms.Anders opens the door for me, staying where he is as I carry her out of the room. I ignore eve
Thorne’s POV“Woah!” Anders jumps back as Aurora’s teeth snap just inches from his fingers. Her wolf body hasn’t receded, even after several hours. She hasn’t shown any sign of shifting back to her human form, and even when we ask her to, she doesn’t respond in any way.She just stares and snaps at