Chapter 43

Victoria Once I understood everything that had gone down today, I nodded slowly, though my breath hitched when Leo slid closer on the couch, his thigh pressing firmly against mine. The heat radiating from him seeped into my skin, dangerously distracting me from the storm of conspiracies we had just uncovered. "We need proof. And we need to find Enzo—alive, if possible," Leo stated, "he may know more than he's revealed." My heart ached looking at him—this powerful Alpha who had barely slept since taking me under his protection. The dark circles beneath his eyes couldn't diminish his devastating attractiveness, but I hated seeing him push himself to the brink. I reached up, my fingers tracing the tense line of his jaw, feeling the slight stubble beneath my fingertips. "You're exhausted," I murmured, genuine concern washing through me. In the short time we'd been mated, I'd grown to recognize when he was running on pure willpower. "When was the last time you rested properly?" His eyes dar