She turned to me, her heart pounding too fast inside her chest. Signs of bruises all over her body, and her brown eyes were wide and scared. I turned to Kai, who had shifted, and resisted the urge to growl at him.
"Get the healer, his gnashes are deep." I ordered Sage.
"Get her a dress." I added, noting how easily her clothes were always ruined. A fault of mine. I turned back to her, my eyes drifting to where she had her hands entangled to cover her breast. Yet, enough of her skin was showing, just enough to push my mind back to the time at the cell. And the time at the dinner where she stood naked before me. My fingers itched to feel her skin and to rip off what was left of her dress.
I shook my head, chasing the thought away as quickly as it came. It left my body hotter than it was wh
