Adrian's POV
"It's nothing," I tried to pull away, but Lina was surprisingly strong for someone who had been hospitalized. She sat up in bed and wrapped both hands around my arm.
Her eyes were red-rimmed, like a wounded rabbit's. The vulnerable look she gave me made my wolf whine with the need to comfort her.
"Adrian, even if you—" She stopped herself, seeming to reconsider her words. "Alpha Storm, going to work with an untreated injury will raise questions. If we're settling this matter and keeping it quiet, we should be thorough about it."
The formal way she addressed me was like a knife twisting in my chest. My wolf howled in disappointment.
Lina pulled me down to sit on the edge of her bed.
"Don't move," she commanded with unexpected authority. She climbed out of be
