“I FELT YOU FALL.”
Hunter was a man of few words, but I could almost taste the shock and grief as his memory traveled down our shared bond. Back when I’d initially drifted away from reality, he’d immediately abandoned the final rogue to its own devices and had allowed the rest of his pack to do what they would to Chuck. Then he’d taken off after me before my head even hit the floor.
Now, the uber-alpha pulled me close with one arm around my waist, half supporting and half guiding as we coughed our way down the upstairs hallway. The floorboards were so hot beneath our feet that I thought the house’s fever might burn through our shoes and blister my skin, and I couldn’t help but imagine the associated joists charring as the fire in the dining room ate up the closest fuel and went looking f
