Kael moved before the scream finished.
One second he was crouched in front of Midnight—
the next he was across the room grabbing a black shirt from the chair near the bed while pure alpha violence rolled off him in waves.
Midnight’s pulse spiked instantly.
Not fear.
Instinct.
The wolf inside her surged awake at the sudden shift in him.
Danger.
Kael pulled the shirt over his head quickly, silver eyes already glowing.
“Stay here.”
Midnight blinked once.
“Absolutely not.”
His gaze snapped toward her sharply.
The command on his tongue died the second he looked at her face.
Because they both knew she wouldn’t listen.
Another scream echoed from somewhere below the estate.
Then snarling.
Kael cursed under his breath.
“Fine,” he growled. “You stay behind me.”
Midnight slid off t
