My lips parted, unable to string words together.
For the first time, his guarded walls crumble, leaving emotions I’ve never seen in him. “If, by some chance, she chooses you, I want you to know that I’ll accept it only because it is you and I know you would never allow anything to harm her and that you’ll treat her well. If she chooses you, I promise that I won’t do anything and that I’ll respect her decision.”
I know it took a lot for him to say that, but I didn’t know how to voice my emotions, so I simply nodded, my hands shaking.
“The doctor says she will be fine. Since it’s silver, some will scar.” The Alpha informs me, changing the topic quickly. “But otherwise, she’s safe. What about this goof? Is he going to survive?”
“Still a goof,” I managed to say. “But the same. His burns a
