Nasya's POV
My heart pounded violently against my ribs as I recognized the black-haired man from my arrival day. Without thinking, I lunged forward and seized his wrist with both hands, my fingers digging into the crisp fabric of his uniform sleeve.
"You know who I am," I gasped, my voice raw with panic. "My children - Orion and Joanna - they're gone. I need to see Zayn immediately! Please, either take me to him or at least deliver my message!"
Even through my terror, I noticed how his jaw tightened at my touch, the way his dark eyes flickered with barely concealed disdain. This man had made his dislike for me abundantly clear since my first day in Night Shade territory. Yet in this moment of crisis, I couldn't afford pride. If even he refused to help, my only recourse would be releasing Matilda and forcing my way in - consequences be damned.
To my stunned relief, after a tense pause, he gave a curt nod. "I'll inform the Alpha. Wait here."
