The Severed Tie

POV: Rafe.

"Did anyone have a clue?" I demand. My voice drops, thick with a dangerous edge as I stand behind the glass, watching my sleeping mate.

She is out cold. Her small frame is barely visible under the white sheets. After Vesper finally severed the agonizing blood tie, she pumped Malia’s body full of heavy sedatives and stitched the fresh wound shut. The sharp scent of her blood still lin