Chapter 70

Daphne

He tried to sit up—and a strangled groan tore from his throat as his body failed him.

Panic shot through me and I shoved him gently back down.

This wasn’t a normal injury. Something was wrong—deeply, terrifyingly wrong. Even an Alpha shouldn’t look this close to death. He was burning up, trembling, far too weak for someone who was supposed to be the strongest man in the pack.

“Don’t move,” I said. His healing process was taking longer than expected. In fact, it was beginning to get me worried. “You have to go to the hospital.”

He gripped my hand and shook his head. “No,” he muttered. “No hospital.”

His fingers tightened around mine like I was the only thing keeping him anchored to the world. I bit my lower lip, not knowing what to do. No one was helping. They were just standing, doing nothing.

“He is losing a lot of blood,” I called their attention.

“The alpha firmly said no. he knows what he is doing. He just need time t