(Back at Alpha Kieran's end)
Selene pushed herself up slowly.
For a few seconds she remained there, straddling the motionless body beneath her, chest rising and falling in uneven breaths. The air in the room felt thick… humid… as if the walls themselves had watched something they shouldn't have.
Kieran lay completely still.
His head had lolled to one side, dark hair spilling across his face. Not a single twitch. Not a single word.
Selene rolled her shoulders back, annoyance flickering across her face.
"Ugh… you are absolutely useless when you're like this and I hate it that we have to do this when you're unconscious," she muttered under her breath.
She swung one leg off him first, then the other, too reluctant.
Her bare feet touched the cold stone floor.
For a moment she simply stood there, staring down at him.
Kieran's chest rose faintly. Barely noticeable. His limbs hung heavy, completely unresponsive.
Selene tilted her head.
"Hmm."
