Chapter 65

ACHILLES. The anger that shoots through my body is too much, even for me. It erases all kinds of reason, all kinds of care and tact. Before I know it, I’m already pushing Carlos against the wall, using the crutch as a weapon to press against his neck. ‘Why did he do that?’ Carlos shakes his head as though to signal that he doesn’t know, but the rational side of me is long gone at this point. I’m just pressing the crutch harder and harder against his throat. If he wants it to go away, he can tell me the truth. But then, before he can try to bargain or even do something, the door opens and in comes Kiernan. “What on earth is going on here?” he splutters, and I completely explode. I take the crutch and swing it at him, hoping to hit him in the head. Kiernan ducks and grabs it, snatching it away from me and tossing it over his shoulder. “Alpha, what is happening to you? Why are you attacking us?” ‘Because you let her leave!’ I say, frustrated that signing can’t express how furious I