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. It felt like my body didn't want to move. The fi

even when I'm half-dead. My office smells clean a

lace d

. Like old socks, cold

. Wher

bright. It wasn't the soft light from my room.

s mov

ed like she'd been crying

clean" white. It had a weird water stain in the corner th

? Can you

at. I tried to sit up, but a hand presse

try it," a v

Of c

as leaning over me, looking like he hadn't slept for more than a week. His tie was loose, his hair was a mess,

y throat felt like I'd sw

th floor, not exactly the Four Season

"Are you kidding me?

ure. "But someone was at your penthouse. Your security system w

e. There was a folding chair in the corner, used like a table

ear. The red box on t

ca

up again. I got halfway, then my side burn

ering over mine. "Please, just stay still. The

professional chignon was falling apart, and she was w

er here too?" I asked

"She wasn't going to let me leave with you unless I dr

f the couch. She took my hand.

ing. "What is going on? Why did you say n

your perfect PA that you're a werewolf who'

y side, where the bandage was already staining dark

" Dave asked. "I wanted to call him before you even woke up. But I figured

octors meant blood tests. Blood tests meant the government

ctave. "That wound is turning a color that isn't found in nature. You're shiveri

in, stepping closer. She

e're here. If you go to a real hospital, Victor Langford will hav

poison crawling toward my heart. If I didn't get it

ave, searching his blue ey

ow he works for people who need to stay off the grid. He doesn't ask questions

CEO. I was an Alpha. And right now, I

whispered.

ng for his phone. As he walked o

le

ea

police I was taken somewhere nicer," I sai

augh. "Don't worry, b

rong with me. The silver was in deep, and I could hear the howling in the back of my mind