s Point

hness, sh

e, and for a moment, I felt as though the ground beneath me had disappeared. My body froze,

feeling wa

e

me? Slade growled low in my mind, urging me forward. His voice was a mix

he b

hovered over the knob, trembling slightly as I took a deep breath. Even from the other side of the do

side, and th

ands clutched the edge of the blanket, her fingers trembling ever so slightly, as though it was the only thing t

up, and o

ng in me

d fall of her chest told me she was breathing, but the way her lips parted, tremb

utiful. Ter

m

urge to claim her right then and there. Her fear was palp

asked, her voice ba

ght. But her words struck me harder than I expected. There was

, trying to keep my voice steady

rowing. Her voice wavered, and s

the nickname slipping ou

rmed between her brows. "Snowy?" she r

ng you," I murmured, but before I c

Her voice broke on the last word, and I saw her hands

gh my chest. The monster s

t out a poorly stifled laugh. I shot hi

repeat itself again", h

nic. The word seemed to spark something in her, and before I c

ng quickened, shallow, and uneven. She looked so small, so vulnerable. I wante

ce cracked like a whip, freezing me in place. She scrambled backward,

ght gu

crashing into me like a storm. "She's afraid of us," Slade whimpered i

yet she hadn't given any reaction or acknowledged me as her mate when all I wanted to do w

didn't she feel it? Was it because

, my voice barely audibl

down her face. Her shoulders shook violently, a

ling with her natural sweetness. My instincts screamed at me to comfort

aws against my palms grounding me in the moment. C

, Caspian tried calming her down while givin

he other night. I sav....", A frightening scream fro

lose to me!!!", terror filled her eyes as she h

negatively and held Caspian's arm, a possessive growl rumbling in my chest. Caspian

holding onto another man-my mate holding onto another man-ignited something primal in me. A possess

plea to calm down. "You're scari

lve. "Don't make this about me, Kaiden," he said quietly. "You're her mate. Prove to her y

e! Get me out of here please" " she b

her one last time. Her trembling hands, the tears streaming down her face, the way she tu

room. The door clicked shut behind me, but th

d of me, even though it was expected I never

feel his emotions wash through him, and it was so overwhe

nored him. Slade's emotions were too overwhelming to be ignored. It w

Sadness. I fe

te now that we have finally found her, Kaiden,"

ured him and he disappeared to the back of

eck as he avoided Kaiden's piercing gaze. "But think about her, too. She's not jus

e scratched his head nervously, and I narrowed my eyes at him,

I know this isn't easy for you, Kaiden," he murmured, his voice carrying an uncha

in my face" I sneered an

have all the answers?" he said, his voice sharper than usual. "This isn't just a

ll recovering, I think it's