TARYN POV Reid yanks me away from the bed and takes a protective stance between Dominic and me, his claws out and his growl echoing. “What the hell? I thought you said he would stay unconscious?!” Dr. Russo rushes to the IV stand, checking the drip line and preparing another dose of sedative from the cart nearby, his movements rushed but precise. “I underestimated how much would filter from his system as Taryn healed him. I can prepare another dose, but it will take some time, and I’ll need to focus.” Dominic’s eyes bore into me, cold and unfeeling, harsher and more distant than I’ve seen them. Gone is the male I knew, the male who was a friend before he was anything more. The male I thought would still be my friend after I told him I wouldn’t remain at his beck and call. Maybe he neve

