Chapter 47

Livia’s signature, tainted with Alpha Rhye and the metallic tang of blood, filled Rhye’s nostrils before he’d even finished reforming within the Shadows. The stench of human came next, the male’s excitement and lust almost tangible, sending pure fucking fury through every inch of his being.

The second the Shadows parted, his gaze landed on her. Even if he hadn’t been able to see the blood covering her, he could feel her pain and exhaustion through the connection between them and knew she was fading fast.

His lips were still shaping her name when the male in front of her backhanded her with such force and brutality it lifted her off her feet.

She flew through the air, then collided with the ground so hard he heard her bones jar with the impact, her body contorted like a broken doll a child had thrown down in a tantrum.

Fury was too mild a word for the fiery blaze that seared through his veins.

Zeroing in on her attacker, Alpha Rhye released a roar so sav