NATALIE

I inhale slowly and hold my breath in to calm myself down.

Ryker assesses me, waiting for me to burst out on him and pour everything out.

“ Take me home. ” I utter after a while.

I can’t lash out on him in the hospital when so many of his pack members can hear us fighting. Even if I feel like killing him, I can’t bring myself to let others know that we are fighting, that there is a rift between their Alpha and Luna. It will damage his image and mine too.

Ryker understands my point and starts walking out of the room. I get up and follow him with small steps.

The same car is parked outside the small hospital building. I make my way to the passenger seat and settle down. Ryker starts the engine and drives the car away from the hospital silently.

“ Babylove. ” He calls my weird as fuck nickname he has given me when I don’t say anything for the longest time.

I breathe heavily and shake my head. For some reason, my heart refuses to believe he can be this mean to me.

The brutal ma