Abby spent the rest of the afternoon with Norah, wandering the pack grounds until the sky began to darken and the smell of dinner drifted from the pack house. Eventually, they joined the others in the dining hall. She ate with Dustin, Mia, and Mia’s mate, Gus, though she barely tasted the food. Her thoughts kept circling back to one room upstairs, to one man lying in pain.
By the time she slipped back into Joe’s bedroom, night had fully settled in.
Joe was asleep on the bed, his brow furrowed even in rest. A soft, pained sound escaped him as she eased the door shut and slipped off her shoes. He shifted slightly, a wince pulling at his features, and her chest tightened.
He was hurting.
Moving quietly, she crossed to the dresser and picked up one of the prepared syringes Julie had left b
