Angry Alpha, here we come,” I muttered under my breath, already bracing myself for the storm waiting on the other side of those doors. I exhaled sharply and dragged a hand down my face. “You know what? This—this is just perfect. Evie’s been unconscious for two weeks, we find out we might have a mate—might not—and then our wolf decides she’d rather stay in the afterlife with the Moon Goddess because apparently life with us isn’t worth it.” I let out a dry, humorless laugh. “Yeah—just keeps getting better.” Noah sighed beside me, far too calm for my liking. “Maybe it’s a good thing.” I stopped dead, turning to stare at him. “A good thing?” I echoed, incredulous. “How is losing our mate a good thing, Noah? Our wolves were barely holding it together. They finally found some control—some kin

