The Alpha Who Broke Me
What am I supposed to do?
I press my ear to his chest, desperate to hear something—anything. His fur is warm against my cheek, but I can't hear past the blood rushing in my own ears.
Breathe. I need to breathe.
I force myself to take a shaky breath, then another. And there—underneath my panic, underneath everything—I hear it. Faint. Irregular. But there.
A heartbeat.
"Okay," I whisper, trying to steady my shaking hands. "Okay, you're alive. You're alive."