House of the Lycans
he growled, trying to snap her out of her traumatizing, punishing panic.
She tried to speak, but the words caught in her throat, her body trembling. Axel immediately moved to loosen her clothing, hoping to ease her breathing.
But as he slipped the fabric from her shoulders, he stopped, his hands frozen in place.
His eyes widened as they took in the raw, uneven scars marring her back—the unmistakable marks of burns. For a moment, he was silent, his expression unreadable.
“What…?” he murmured almost to himself, his voice barely above a whisper, shock flickering across his features. His fingers traced the edges of a scar, as if in disbelief, his gaze shifting between the seared skin and Ava's f