He dropped me on the floor and cracked Rohan's skull into the wall. Once. Twice. Frost slithered down the wall. "One warning. Back. Off."

He stepped over me and left.

I curled in a ball, dragging in a deep breath. Big mistake. I shook with a wracking cough, air hitting my half-frozen, tortured lungs.

Blood dripped out of Rohan's ears as he knelt over me to scoop me into his arms, the drops falling in slow motion. Each plump droplet hit the carpet with a rumbled ...