"No, I won't allow you to take them. You're to be on bed rest until I say otherwise. You know how severe your injuries are. What makes you think you'd be able to use a crutch with a compromised left arm?"

Rhiannon was frustrated. She gripped the crutches with her good arm tightly, not ready to let go of them, "I'm going to find my mate. I can't help but think that something is terribly wrong and that is why he isn't here yet,"

"I already told you. He's busy. Alpha Elijah has been very busy," ...