Author's pov
Aria spent a week in the hospital, though she would have gladly stayed longer had Alpha Damien not refused.
"What's the point of lying around in a hospital bed all day?" he growled, his Alpha voice leaving no room for argument. "Get discharged. I'm tired of watching over you every night."
"I never asked you to watch over me. You could disappear from my life forever, for all I care." Her eyes flashed with defiance. "Why don't you go back and tend to your fiancée instead?"
Alpha Damien's fingers tightened around her throat, his wolf pushing forward at the challenge in her voice. "Aria, don't think just because I've taken a slight interest in you that you can push your luck—"
His words died when he saw the frozen smile on her face. His wolf was practically howlin
