Chapter 40 An Unforeseen Truce
- Helen POV
- My heart shot up into my throat at the sight of my first mate. His eyes were hollowed in bruises, his lips clashed in a cut and he was favoring his left leg, limping on the other as he shut the door behind him and locked it accordingly. Only now do I notice the claw scratches on the inside of the door.
- Something tells me this room was built for fortitude, not for an easy break in.