NATALIE

I inhale slowly and hold my breath in to calm myself down.

Ryker assesses me, waiting for me to burst out on him and pour everything out.

“ Take me home. ” I utter after a while.

I can’t lash out on him in the hospital when so many of his pack members can hear us fighting. Even if I feel like killing him, I can’t bring myself to let others know that we are fighting, that there is a rift between their Alpha and Luna. It will damage his image and mine too.

Ryker understands my point and