(Gabriel) “How are you feeling?” I asked Nashton after I arrived in the room he was in with his mate. Nashton looked at me and sighed, his eyes were red and puffy. I'd never seen him cry before, so I knew that this was hard on him. “Like s**t, found him while I was on a run. He could hardly breathe, and his body was covered in bruises. Dr. Brandon told me that he was…that he was raped.” I gasped and looked at the young man who was lying on the bed. He looked to be close to Leah's age, if not the same. My heart broke for him, knowing that he had gone through something like this without having anyone to help him. “Dr. Brandon also told me that it seemed as if he was held captive somewhere, that's why I couldn't find him. There are imprints on his wrist from being tied up and his neck as