MISSY Maddox was still asleep. Not that I could enjoy the same luxury. I sat next to his bedside with my head in my hands. Everything was falling apart, and all I could manage was to sit there while he slept. I didn’t bother going back to the packhouse after the meeting. I came right back to my mate’s side. Ronin tried to follow me, but I told him no. I expected him to show up eventually, but I just needed to be with Maddox. Numbness was taking over. Maddox. The trust. The taxes and humans. The rogues. The angry pack. When I got to the clinic, I checked my phone to see a message from Lea asking if Maddox and I had thought about colors for the wedding. Colors for my wedding. I was supposed to be planning a wedding and starting our life. Here I sat, praying that my mate could cling to l