Elena jumped, startled. "I… I just wanted to check his pulse. Is that not allowed?"

Damien glared at her, his expression dark.

Jake quickly stepped in to diffuse the tension. "She's just trying to help, Dami. Let her go."

Only then did Damien release her wrist.

After a long, hard stare.

Elena was fuming.

If it weren't for how much she pitied that poor child, she wouldn't have lifted a damn ...