THE ALPHA’S QUIET TEMPTATION
My chest felt crushed, and every attempt to inhale sent sharp pain through my ribs.
“Breathe,” Darren said, his hands on my shoulders. “Just breathe. You got the wind knocked out of you.”
Slowly, painfully, air began to return to my lungs. Each breath hurt, but at least I could manage it.
“Something hit me,” I gasped out. “My side.”
Darren’s hands moved carefully over my ribs, checking for damage. I winced when he pressed on the right side.
“Probably bruised, maybe cracked,” he said. “But I don’t think anything’s broken.”