~Rina~
My legs felt like they were made of lead as the boy helped me through the darkened corridors, every step heavier than the last. Exhaustion had woven itself into my bones, and Syl, my wolf, whimpered softly in the back of my mind, her usual fierce energy dulled by everything we had gone through today. I had pushed myself too far—no, they had pushed me too far.
The Alphas—Axel, Ryder, and Kade—had drained every ounce of energy I had left. Their cold eyes, their snarls, their disgust at the very sight of me, as I helped lift whatever sickness they had. The way they looked at me, like I was some defective tool, broke something inside me today.
The boy with me, there was something about his presence that made me feel like I could breathe easier.
I couldn’t speak, so I shakily lifte
