Touch me tender, Break me wild: A Steamy Compilation
Gratitude swelled, mixing with the afterglow— he saw me, all of me, and didn't turn away.
But peace shattered quick. Shouts rose from the center— Ronan pinning Garrick to the ground, claws at his throat. 'Traitor! You let them through!' Garrick struggled, face twisted in fear and defiance. Thorne stood, pulling me up with him, his body shielding mine as we approached. The pack circled, tension thick as fog. Garrick spat, 'It wasn't me! Ronan— he's the one who shoved me, helped the scouts!' Ronan snarled, but Thorne's glare silenced him. 'Speak true, Garrick. Or die lying.'