Chapter 170

I did not know what to say. I knew his situation was going to be bad, but I didn’t think it would be that bad.

Hilda’s voice carried great regret. I felt the same. Her pregnant female smell only increased the feeling of anguish. It would be tremendously unfair if Sebastian didn’t get out of it; all he had done was protect his family and mine, beyond any limitations he had. I didn’t say anything right away, because she was the doctor and nothing I could say would counteract her knowledge of the situation, and I let her work. She took my blood pressure and lifted the bandages a little to see my wounds, then looked inside my pupils with a small LED flashlight.

At some point her silence became unbearable and I grabbed her wrist, enveloping her skin with my dark, rough pads. She didn’t resist, nor did she hesitate as she slid her fingers around my wrist and squeezed.

When an “alpha” offered you his hand like that, everything was said.

“Sebastian is very stubborn,