The Storm

Knox’s POV

Dry and dressed, I leaned over the happy couple and checked their pulses one more time. Their pulses had strengthened over the hours, and I was no longer worried about their survival, even though they hadn’t woken up.

“It can take a long time to recover,” Aira informed me as I stood back up. She was heading down the hallway toward the one bedroom in the cabin. I followed behind her as she sat down at a desk in the corner.

“I’m sorry,” I said, finally able to get the whole phrase out without her screaming at me.

I hoped.

I hoped in vain.

“Why would you fire your Beta for telling the truth?” Aira whispered harshly at me. “What kind of man are you, anyway, that you don’t value your own integrity?”

“So, we’re starting there instead of ‘why did you howl and cause an avalanche’?” ……