Skyla's POV
Just like Blaze had said, Ryder was outside, and I quickly ran to him. He had some blood stains on his body, but I didn't care about that and quickly hugged him while I started to sob in his chest, drenching his shirt with my tears.
Ryder's furious countenance momentarily softened, and he wrapped his arms gently around me.
"I'm scared-" I sobbed weakly; I created some distance between us so I could look up at him.
"I'm so sorry, my love. It's over now," he said softly.
"He- he was going to. He wanted to harass me," I choked out between sobs. Ryder's eyes darkened in anger, and he backed away slightly to get a full look at me. He was inspecting if I was hurt. I had never seen Ryder look so furious as he did now.
His eyes fogged over, and I assumed he was mind-linking with
