Chapter Seven
Under Control
***Lorana***
“Stay with me, hero beast.” I breathed into his lopped ear as I applied more pressure to the wound. “Please stay...”
At my words, Onyx’s bloodshot eyes fluttered open. I saw the heaviness of pain clouding their once-alluring brightness—so much pain. The stabbing ache in my legs was nothing compared to what I saw in him. He cried. It was a suffering, mournful sound I had heard dogs do before—a grieving sound for their families. When you hear that heart-breaking sound once, you will never forget it.
There was something so human beneath this animal exterior. It rattled me that I cared so much for this dog, and he wasn’t even mine. No, he’s not a dog... He’s a hero!
“I’m right here...” I cuddled him into me as much as I possibly could, trying t
