After the doctor left, the atmosphere grew tense as Alpha Denzel broke the silence. "The kids' parents thank you, but you should not risk your life next time."
He could only wonder if the injury was worse than that. What would he do without her? Those words, deep hidden within his heart, made him sound heartless, just by his earlier remark.
Valerie, still not holding his gaze, went to sit on the sofa, a little drowsy from the pain medication. She always felt a need to create a distance between them, and her suspicion of him being Ryker only worsened things. She had no idea what was formed in his mind because of it.
"What is life if you can't use it to save others?" She asked rhetorically. Alpha Denzel was upset. She knew the exact buttons to press to invoke his anger, using it quite well. Was it also that she kept forgetting she was now human and without a wolf?
