I have been awake for the past five minutes, but I’m yet to open my eyes as a result of the brightness of the room. A few minutes later, I finally force my eyes open, and the white blurry ceiling welcomes me.

It takes anotherr two minutes before my vision finally becomes clear, and tilting my head to my right-hand side, I almost jump out of my skin at the sight that welcomes me. There is alpha Ryder, sitting on the chair beside the bed, while resting his head on the bed. It seems like he’s crying, why will he cry?

“You’re awake” he said with a smile and I...