Xavier held Ren, his mate, unconscious. The scene was chaotic, shifters and witches running around or standing in shock, a few of them wrangling with the fire. Alexandra, Bell and Jeffrey were searching for Ruxs, and Xavier bit back his worry.
He couldn’t reach Ruxs mentally, his best friend’s quicksilver mind a blank absence from its usual place. Ruxs could be unconscious, hurt, or….Xavier shook his head, refusing to think that Ruxs was dead. They survived the bomb, surely Ruxs did as well…. After all he had unknown power.
He looked up from Ren's face in time to see a cream-colored wolf break the tree line, running full out for them. Ira transformed at a full run, sliding to a stop in the snow on his knees, reaching for Ren.
“He’s in shock, third-degree burns, and power-drained.” Ira
